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Metformin is also effective on lactic acidosis-exposed melanoma cells switched to oxidative phosphorylation.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 17 Jul 2016
Peppicelli Silvia, Toti Alessandra, Giannoni Elisa, Bianchini Francesca, Margheri Francesca, Del Rosso Mario, Calorini Lido
Abstract excerpt
Low extracellular pH promotes in melanoma cells a malignant phenotype characterized by an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program, endowed with mesenchymal markers, high invasiveness and pro-metastatic property. Here, we demonstrate that melanoma cells exposed to an acidic extracellular microenvironment, 6.7±0.1, shift to an oxidative phosphorylation (Oxphos) metabolism. Metformin, a biguanide commonly...
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