Anti-metastatic effect of metformin via repression of interleukin 6-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human colon cancer cells.

Metformin, a first-line drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, has also been shown to have anticancer effects against a variety of malignancies, including colorectal cancer. Although inhibition of the mTOR pathway is known to be the most important mechanism for the antitumor effects of metformin, other...

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Main Authors: Sanghee Kang, Bo Ram Kim, Myoung-Hee Kang, Dae-Young Kim, Dae-Hee Lee, Sang Cheul Oh, Byung Wook Min, Jun Won Um
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6181375?pdf=render