Synergistic apoptosis by combination of metformin and an O-GlcNAcylation inhibitor in colon cancer cells

Abstract Background Although autophagy is an important mediator of metformin antitumor activity, the role of metformin in the crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis remains unclear. The aim was to confirm the anticancer effect by inducing apoptosis by co-treatment with metformin and OSMI-1, an in...

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Main Authors: Da Eun Lee, Geun Yong Lee, Hae Min Lee, Soo Young Choi, Su Jin Lee, Oh-Shin Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-023-02954-2