[HTML][HTML] Drugs repurposed: An advanced step towards the treatment of breast cancer and associated challenges

JA Malik, S Ahmed, B Jan, O Bender… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is mostly observed in women and is responsible for huge mortality in
women subjects globally. Due to the continued development of drug resistance and other …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of reactive oxygen species on cancer formation and its treatment

MA Shah, HA Rogoff - Seminars in Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a hallmark of cancer. Although
increased ROS concentrations play important roles in cancer formation and progression …

Metformin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration by activating the AMPK/p53 axis and suppressing PI3K/AKT signaling in human cervical cancer cells

YH Chen, SF Yang, CK Yang… - Molecular …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Human cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy among women worldwide,
and it is expected to result in 460,000 deaths per year by 2040. Moreover, patients with …

Metformin-induced ROS upregulation as amplified by apigenin causes profound anticancer activity while sparing normal cells

MS Warkad, CH Kim, BG Kang, SH Park, JS Jung… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Metformin increased cellular ROS levels in AsPC-1 pancreatic cancer cells, with minimal
effect in HDF, human primary dermal fibroblasts. Metformin reduced cellular ATP levels in …

Metformin promotes osteogenic differentiation and protects against oxidative stress-induced damage in periodontal ligament stem cells via activation of the Akt/Nrf2 …

L Jia, Y Xiong, W Zhang, X Ma, X Xu - Experimental Cell Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Periodontal ligament stem cell (PDLSC)-based tissue engineering is an important method
for regenerating lost bone in periodontitis. Maintaining or enhancing the osteogenic …

Effects of TP53 mutations and miRs on immune responses in the tumor microenvironment important in pancreatic cancer progression

JA McCubrey, LV Yang, SL Abrams, LS Steelman… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Approximately 90% of pancreatic cancers are pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC).
PDAC is the fourth leading cause of cancer death world-wide. Therapies for PDAC are …

Metformin enhances anti-cancer properties of resveratrol in MCF-7 breast cancer cells via induction of apoptosis, autophagy and alteration in cell cycle distribution

R Fatehi, M Rashedinia, AR Akbarizadeh… - Biochemical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the fifth leading cause of death, worldwide affecting both genders.
Accumulating evidence suggests that metformin, an oral hypoglycemic agent used in the …

[HTML][HTML] Common pathogenetic mechanisms underlying aging and tumor and means of interventions

W Shen, J He, T Hou, J Si, S Chen - Aging and disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of malignant tumors among the older
population. Moreover, there is an association between aging and cancer. During the …

Metformin: a possible option in cancer chemotherapy

CV Ugwueze, OJ Ogamba, EE Young… - Analytical Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin has been used for a long time as an antidiabetic medication for type 2 diabetes. It
is used either as a monotherapy or in combination with other antidiabetic medications. The …

Metformin as an adjuvant in breast cancer treatment

MHK Roshan, YK Shing, NP Pace - SAGE open medicine, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in females. It is an etiologically
complex disease driven by a multitude of cellular pathways. The proliferation and spread of …