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Metformin Treatment Suppresses Melanoma Cell Growth and Motility Through Modulation of microRNA Expression
11 Feb 2019
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is a highly aggressive cancer with high mortality in advanced stages.Metformin is an oral biguanide drug used for diabetes and has demonstrated positive effects oncancer prevention and treatment. Herein, we found that metformin significantly suppressedmelanoma cancer cell motility and growth through inducing cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase andpromoting cell apoptosis. Using the next-generation...
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