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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Satoshi Kondo
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-30289 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Molecular cancer therapeutics 20120105 3
Recent studies suggest that metformin, which is commonly used as an oral anti-hyperglycemic agent of the biguanide family, may reduce cancer risk and improve prognosis, but the mechanisms by which metformin affects various cancers, including gastric cancer, remains unknown. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of metformin on human gastric cancer cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo and to study microRNAs (miRNA) associated with antitumor effect of metformin. We used MKN1 ...[more]