2019
SGLT2 inhibition slows tumor growth in mice by reversing hyperinsulinemia
Nasiri AR, Rodrigues MR, Li Z, Leitner BP, Perry RJ. SGLT2 inhibition slows tumor growth in mice by reversing hyperinsulinemia. Cancer & Metabolism 2019, 7: 10. PMID: 31867105, PMCID: PMC6907191, DOI: 10.1186/s40170-019-0203-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreInsulin-lowering agentsTumor growthSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsObesity-cancer connectionSustained weight lossCotransporter 2 inhibitorsObesity-associated cancersSubcutaneous insulin infusionInsulin-lowering effectTumor glucose uptakeBreast tumor growthMultiple comparisonsMultiple tumor typesSGLT2 inhibitionSGLT2 inhibitorsObese miceInsulin infusionColon cancer progressionTherapeutic approachesMouse modelBonferroni multiple comparisonsGlucose metabolismColon cancerHyperinsulinemia
2018
Uncoupling Hepatic Oxidative Phosphorylation Reduces Tumor Growth in Two Murine Models of Colon Cancer
Wang Y, Nasiri AR, Damsky WE, Perry CJ, Zhang XM, Rabin-Court A, Pollak MN, Shulman GI, Perry RJ. Uncoupling Hepatic Oxidative Phosphorylation Reduces Tumor Growth in Two Murine Models of Colon Cancer. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 47-55. PMID: 29972790, PMCID: PMC6056247, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControlled-release mitochondrial protonophoreTumor growthGlucose uptakeDiet-induced obesityMurine colon cancer modelColon cancer modelHepatic energy metabolismColon cancer pathogenesisHormonal milieuPlasma insulinFed miceInsulin infusionMurine modelColon cancerCancer modelCancer pathogenesisOxidative phosphorylationNeoplastic growthMitochondrial protonophoreHepatic oxidative phosphorylationObesityUnderlying mechanismEnergy metabolismCancerInsulin