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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Pathol Med. 2018 Apr 10;47(5):484–491. doi: 10.1111/jop.12705

Table 1. Response of orthotopic FaDu xenografts to Metformin.

Table summarizes the imaging and immunohistochemical measurements obtained from all the experimental studies. Values are reported as mean ± standard error.

Method Measured Parameter Control Metformin Observation
MRI Tumor volume (mm3) 315.1 ± 26 233.7 ± 16* Significant decrease at d5
PAI Oxygen saturation (%sO2) 49.9 ± 3.2 62.3 ± 3.9* Significant increase at d5
HbT (a.u.) 24670 ± 1199 28444 ± 1148* Significant increase at d5
Fluorescence imaging (2-DG) Normalized fluorescence intensity (a.u.) 1211 ± 348 559 ± 192 No significant change
CD31-immunostaining Microvessel count 131 ± 15 99 ± 13 No significant change
Ki67 immunostaining H-score 100 ± 2.9 66 ± 3.5*** Significant reduction
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p<0.05

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<0.001 between control and treatment groups.