Metformin treatment response is dependent on glucose growth conditions and metabolic phenotype in colorectal cancer cells

Abstract Cancer cells exhibit altered metabolism, a phenomenon described a century ago by Otto Warburg. However, metabolic drug targeting is considered an underutilized and poorly understood area of cancer therapy. Metformin, a metabolic drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, has been associat...

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Main Authors: Abdelnour H. Alhourani, Tia R. Tidwell, Ansooya A. Bokil, Gro V. Røsland, Karl Johan Tronstad, Kjetil Søreide, Hanne R. Hagland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89861-6