Dosing : Starts at 0.25mg weekly, titrated up
Above a cytotoxic threshold, ROS-induced oxidative stress (OS) would be detrimental to cancer cells and lead to apoptosis or senescence
Of significance and supporting a potential anti-cancer action of metformin is that LKB1 is a tumor suppressor and that mutations in LKB1 are observed in numerous cancers that result in the reduction of the inhibitory effect of the LKB1/AMPK pathway on the pro-proliferative signaling via mTOR (125, 126)
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Many feel they are doing all the right things yet not seeing the results, perhaps due to a combination of, eating too much, low metabolism, stress, lack of sleep and other lifestyle factors
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