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Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway

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    • Yindi He
    • Xiaojun Tan
    • Hui Hu
    • Qinjia Wang
    • Xi Hu
    • Xianbin Cai
    • Yinghong Guan
    • Binming Chen
    • Xubin Jing
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, Central Hospital of Chancheng, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, P.R. China
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Previous studies have suggested that metformin, a biguanide family member widely used as an oral antidiabetic drug, may inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in certain types of cancer cell. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying metformin‑associated anticancer effects, and in particular antimetastatic effects, remain to be fully understood. The present study assessed the efficacy of metformin in inhibiting the migration and invasion of the esophageal carcinoma cell line EC109, and evaluated the effect of metformin on the protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway. EC109 cells were treated with 0, 5, 10 or 20 mM metformin during the logarithmic growth phase. A Transwell assay and western blot analysis revealed that metformin inhibited the migration and invasion of EC109 cells, nuclear factor‑κB activation, matrix metallopeptidase 9 and N‑cadherin expression in a phosphorylated‑AKT dependent manner. These results suggested that metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of human esophageal carcinoma cells by suppressing AKT phosphorylation and regulating the expression of migration‑ and invasion‑associated genes.
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He Y, Tan X, Hu H, Wang Q, Hu X, Cai X, Guan Y, Chen B and Jing X: Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway. Oncol Lett 15: 2939-2945, 2018.
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X. ... Jing, X. (2018). Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway. Oncology Letters, 15, 2939-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7699
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X., Guan, Y., Chen, B., Jing, X."Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway". Oncology Letters 15.3 (2018): 2939-2945.
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X., Guan, Y., Chen, B., Jing, X."Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway". Oncology Letters 15, no. 3 (2018): 2939-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7699
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He Y, Tan X, Hu H, Wang Q, Hu X, Cai X, Guan Y, Chen B and Jing X: Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway. Oncol Lett 15: 2939-2945, 2018.
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X. ... Jing, X. (2018). Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway. Oncology Letters, 15, 2939-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7699
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X., Guan, Y., Chen, B., Jing, X."Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway". Oncology Letters 15.3 (2018): 2939-2945.
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He, Y., Tan, X., Hu, H., Wang, Q., Hu, X., Cai, X., Guan, Y., Chen, B., Jing, X."Metformin inhibits the migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells by downregulating the protein kinase B signaling pathway". Oncology Letters 15, no. 3 (2018): 2939-2945. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7699
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