VEGFR2 inhibition hampers breast cancer cell proliferation <i>via</i> enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis

Hao Ni, Min Guo, Xuepei Zhang, Lei Jiang, Shuai Tan, Juan Yuan, Huanhuan Cui, Yanan Min, Junhao Zhang, Susanne Schlisio,

Cancer Biology and Medicine · 2021 · 31 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

VEGF enhances cancer cell proliferation by decreasing Akt-PGC1α-TFAM signaling-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis, ROS production, and cell apoptosis. These findings suggested the anticancer potential of Ki8751 <i>via</i> increased mitochondrial biogenesis and ROS production.

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