Figure 4. Metformin increased AMPK activity in MCF-7 cells.
(A) A western blot of AMPKα, p-AMPKα (Thr 172), p70S6K and p-p70S6K (Thr 389) with β-actin as the control band. (B) Western blot ratio analysis of AMPK and p-AMPK (Thr 172), (C) p70S6K and p-p70S6K (Thr 389) in MCF-7 cells after treatment with metformin (10 mM) for 24, 48 and 72 hours. * p<0.05 vs. control; ** p<0.001 vs. control and *** p<0.0001 vs. control.
