Coordinate β-adrenergic inhibition of mitochondrial activity and angiogenesis arrest tumor growth

Targeting mitochondrial metabolism in cancer cells has shown promising therapeutic potential. Here, the authors screen FDA-approved compound library and show that the β1-blocker nebivolol inhibits oxidative phosphorylation and angiogenesis in cancer cells and can be re-purposed for cancer therapy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cristina Nuevo-Tapioles, Fulvio Santacatterina, Konstantinos Stamatakis, Cristina Núñez de Arenas, Marta Gómez de Cedrón, Laura Formentini, José M. Cuezva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17384-1