Metformin promotes apoptosis but suppresses autophagy in glucose-deprived H4IIE hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 518-527

  Park, Deok Bae ^a  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; H4IIE hepatocellular carcinoma cells; Metformin

Indexed keywords

5 AMINO 4 IMIDAZOLECARBOXAMIDE RIBOSIDE; BECLIN 1; CASPASE 3; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; METFORMIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA CELL LINE; HYDROLYSIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84951916498     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2015.39.6.518     Document Type: Article

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