Metformin induces apoptosis through AMPK-dependent inhibition of UPR signaling in ALL lymphoblasts.

The outcome of patients with resistant phenotypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or those who relapse remains poor. We investigated the mechanism of cell death induced by metformin in Bp- and T-ALL cell models and primary cells, and show that metformin effectively induces apoptosis in ALL cel...

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Main Authors: Gilles M Leclerc, Guy J Leclerc, Jeffim N Kuznetsov, Joanna DeSalvo, Julio C Barredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3751848?pdf=render