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The anti-neoplastic effects of metformin modulate the acquired phenotype of fibroblast cells in the breast cancer-normal fibroblast co-culture system.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 2024
Mostafavi Samaneh, Hassan Zuhair Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Intracellular communications between breast cancer and fibroblast cells were reported to be involved in cancer proliferation, growth, and therapy resistance. The hallmarks of cancer-fibroblast interactions, consisting of caveolin 1 (Cav1) and mono-carboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) (metabolic coupling markers), along with IL-6, TGFβ, and lactate secretion, are considered robust biomarkers predicting recurrence and...
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