The antiproliferative potential and mechanism of action of metformin in MCF-7 cells.
Future Sci OA
; 9(5): FSO859, 2023 Jun.
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The antidiabetic drug, metformin is tested in this work for its possible ability to inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. Using different concentrations of the drug over different time points, the results showed that the drug was able to inhibit cancer growth through different mechanisms. The results also showed that the drug inhibits cancer growth by stimulating program cell death (apoptosis), as well as autophagy, where the cell breaks old and abnormal cellular substances.
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Future Sci OA
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Kazajstán
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