ArticleJournal of cellular physiology2020
Metformin inhibition of colorectal cancer cell migration is associated with rebuilt adherens junctions and FAK downregulation.
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- Pharmacological mechanisms and clinical impacts of antidiabetic drugs on colorectal cancer risk: a systematic review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Dual delivery of metformin and Y15 from a PLGA scaffold for the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.Future medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Gradients in cell density and shape transitions drive collective cell migration into confining environments.Soft matter · 2025Article
- Activation of the LKB1/AMPK/HIF-1α Pathway by Metformin to Promote Neovascularisation in Cerebral Ischaemia.Neurochemical research · 2024Article
- Metformin Preserves VE-Cadherin in Choroid Plexus and Attenuates Hydrocephalus via VEGF/VEGFR2/p-Src in an Intraventricular Hemorrhage Rat Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Common Pathogenetic Mechanisms Underlying Aging and Tumor and Means of Interventions.Aging and disease · 2022Article
- Study on the Action Mechanism of the Yifei Jianpi Tongfu Formula in Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Lung Metastasis Based on Network Analysis, Molecular Docking, and Experimental Validation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Repositioning metformin and propranolol for colorectal and triple negative breast cancers treatment.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Mechanisms of metformin inhibiting cancer invasion and migration.American journal of translational research · 2020Review
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Abstract
E-cadherin, a central component of the adherens junction (AJ), is a single-pass transmembrane protein that mediates cell-cell adhesion. The loss of E-cadherin surface expression, and therefore cell-cell adhesion, leads to increased cell migration and invasion. Treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC)-derived cells (SW-480 and HT-29) with 2.0 mM metformin promoted a redistribution of cytosolic E-cadherin to de novo formed puncta along the length of the contacting membranes of these cells. Metformin also promoted translocation from the cytosol to the plasma membrane of p120-catenin, another core component of the AJs. Furthermore, E-cadherin and p120-catenin colocalized with β-catenin at cell-cell contacts. Western blot analysis of lysates of CRC-derived cells revealed a substantial metformin-induced increase in the level of p120-catenin as well as E-cadherin phosphorylation on Ser
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