Metformin limits the tumourigenicity of iPS cells without affecting their pluripotency

The antidiabetic drug metformin efficiently circumvents the dilemma that in reducing the tumourigenicity of stem cells, their essence, specifically their pluripotency, must also be sacrificed. Metformin prevents the occurrence or drastically reduces the size and weight of teratoma-like masses after...

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Main Authors: Vazquez-Martin, Alejandro, Cufi, Sílvia, Lopez-Bonet, Eugeni, Corominas-Faja, Bruna, Oliveras-Ferraros, Cristina, Martin-Castillo, Begoña, Menendez, Javier A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3520055/