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Synergic Effect of Metformin and Everolimus on Mitochondrial Dynamics of Renal Cell Carcinoma.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Drug repurposing as a promising therapeutic strategy against renal cell carcinoma.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2026Review
- Imbalances of mitochondrial dynamics in solid tumors.Oncogenesis · 2026Review
- Metformin as a potential neuroprotective agent that influence Parkinson's disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Review
- Identification and validation of hub genes for kidney renal clear cell carcinoma treated with metformin and everolimus combination therapy.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Carbon nanotubes/ordered mesoporous carbon/chitosan nanocomposite as a promising carrier for everolimus targeted delivery toward lung cancer cells.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2025Article
- Metformin in the treatment of colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumours.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2024Review
- Role of NF-κB pathway in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma and its potential therapeutic implications.Aging · 2023Article
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Abstract
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) frequently recurs or metastasizes after surgical resection. Everolimus, an mTOR inhibitor, is used as a second-line treatment, but the response of RCC to everolimus is insufficient. Metformin is an antidiabetic drug; recent reports have indicated its anti-cancer effects in various cancers, and it is known to have synergistic effects with other drugs. We investigated the possibility of coadministering everolimus and metformin as an effective treatment for RCC. RCC cells treated with a combination of the two drugs showed significantly inhibited cell viability, cell migration, and invasion, and increased apoptosis compared to those treated with each drug alone. An anti-cancer synergistic effect was also confirmed in the xenograft model. Transcriptome analysis for identifying the underlying mechanism of the combined treatment showed the downregulation of mitochondrial fusion genes and upregulation of mitochondrial fission genes by the combination treatment. Changes in mitochondrial dynamics following the combination treatment were observed using LysoTracker, LysoSensor, and JC-1 staining. In conclusion, the combination of everolimus and metformin inhibited RCC growth by disrupting mitochondrial dynamics. Therefore, we suggest that a treatment combining metformin and everolimus disrupts mitochondrial dynamics in RCC, and may be a novel strategy for RCC treatment.
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