Risk of Cancer in Diabetes: The Effect of Metformin

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pancreas</td><td align="left">Modulation of insulin secretion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Liver</td><td align="left">Inhibition of gluconeogenesis<br/>Inhibition of cholesterol synthesis</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Adipose tissue</td><td align="left">Inhibition of lipolysis</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Skeletal muscle</td><td align="left">Increase glucose uptake<br/>Increase fatty acid oxidation</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hypothalamus</td><td align="left">Increase food intake</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Heart</td><td align="left">Increase glucose uptake<br/>Increase fatty acid oxidation</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>AMPK: adenosine monophosphate kinase.<br/></td></tr></table>

Role of AMPK in regulating energy balance at the whole body.

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Table 3: Risk of Cancer in Diabetes: The Effect of Metformin 