The beneficial effects of metformin on cancer prevention and therapy: a comprehensive review of recent advances

P Saraei, I Asadi, MA Kakar… - Cancer management and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin is a widely used drug in today's prescriptions by physicians due to its specific
effects in treating and curing type II diabetes. Diabetes is a common disease that may occur …

Metformin and prostate cancer: a new role for an old drug

J Whitburn, CM Edwards, P Sooriakumaran - Current urology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Since epidemiological studies first demonstrated a potential
positive effect of metformin in reducing cancer incidence and mortality, there has been an …

[HTML][HTML] GLS-driven glutamine catabolism contributes to prostate cancer radiosensitivity by regulating the redox state, stemness and ATG5-mediated autophagy

A Mukha, U Kahya, A Linge, O Chen, S Löck… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiotherapy is one of the curative treatment options for localized prostate cancer (PCa).
The curative potential of radiotherapy is mediated by irradiation-induced oxidative stress …

Molecular panorama of therapy resistance in prostate cancer: a pre-clinical and bioinformatics analysis for clinical translation

M Ashrafizadeh, W Zhang, Y Tian, G Sethi… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a malignant disorder of prostate gland being asymptomatic in early
stages and high metastatic potential in advanced stages. The chemotherapy and surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin ameliorates ionizing irradiation-induced long-term hematopoietic stem cell injury in mice

G Xu, H Wu, J Zhang, D Li, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) increases the production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) not only by the radiolysis of water but also through IR-induced perturbation of the …

Metformin: a novel biological modifier of tumor response to radiation therapy

M Koritzinsky - International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, evidence has emerged to support a role for the antidiabetic drug
metformin in the prevention and treatment of cancer. In particular, recent studies …

Metformin and cancer hallmarks: molecular mechanisms in thyroid, prostate and head and neck cancer models

MG Morale, RE Tamura, IGS Rubio - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metformin is the most used drug for type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Its antitumor activity has been
described by clinical studies showing reduced risk of cancer development in T2DM patients …

Antidiabetics, anthelmintics, statins, and beta-blockers as co-adjuvant drugs in cancer therapy

L Gales, L Forsea, D Mitrea, I Stefanica, I Stanculescu… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last years, repurposed agents have provided growing evidence of fast
implementation in oncology treatment such as certain antimalarial, anthelmintic, antibiotics …

The effect of metformin on male reproductive function and prostate: An updated review

CH Tseng - The World Journal of Men's Health, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin is the first-line oral antidiabetic drug that shows multiple pleiotropic effects of anti-
inflamation, anti-cancer, anti-aging, anti-microbia, anti-atherosclerosis, and immune …

Targeting the radiation-induced TR4 nuclear receptor-mediated QKI/circZEB1/miR-141-3p/ZEB1 signaling increases prostate cancer radiosensitivity

D Chen, FJ Chou, Y Chen, H Tian, Y Wang, B You… - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Early studies indicated that the testicular nuclear receptor 4 (TR4) might play key roles in
altering prostate cancer (PCa) progression; however, its ability to alter PCa radiosensitivity …