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Michaël Pollak

Researcher Next ID · RN-030443

Researcher · Medicine

McGill University

Montreal, Canada

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
1,109
Citation count
66,175
H-index
123
i10-index
507

Research interests

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Cancer Risks and Factors
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Publications

  • mTOR as a central regulator of lifespan and aging

    F1000Research · 2019 · 10.12688/f1000research.17196.1

  • mTOR coordinates protein synthesis, mitochondrial activity and proliferation

    Cell Cycle · 2015 · 10.4161/15384101.2014.991572

  • Metformin: From Mechanisms of Action to Therapies

    Cell Metabolism · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2014.09.018

  • Elevation of circulating branched-chain amino acids is an early event in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma development

    Nature Medicine · 2014 · 10.1038/nm.3686

  • Effects of metformin and other biguanides on oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria

    Biochemical Journal · 2014 · 10.1042/bj20140620

  • Metformin directly acts on mitochondria to alter cellular bioenergetics

    Cancer & Metabolism · 2014 · 10.1186/2049-3002-2-12

  • mTORC1 Controls Mitochondrial Activity and Biogenesis through 4E-BP-Dependent Translational Regulation

    Cell Metabolism · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2013.10.001

  • Metformin improves healthspan and lifespan in mice

    Nature Communications · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3192

  • Metformin inhibits the senescence‐associated secretory phenotype by interfering with IKK / NF ‐κ B activation

    Aging Cell · 2013 · 10.1111/acel.12075

  • The insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptor family in neoplasia: an update

    Nature reviews. Cancer · 2012 · 10.1038/nrc3215

  • Investigating Metformin for Cancer Prevention and Treatment: The End of the Beginning

    Cancer Discovery · 2012 · 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0263

  • eIF4E phosphorylation promotes tumorigenesis and is associated with prostate cancer progression

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 10.1073/pnas.1005320107

  • Diabetes and Cancer

    Diabetes Care · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0666

  • Diabetes and Cancer: A Consensus Report

    CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.20078

  • The Type 1 Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor Pathway

    Clinical Cancer Research · 2008 · 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-4879

  • Insulin and insulin-like growth factor signalling in neoplasia

    Nature reviews. Cancer · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc2536

  • Metformin Inhibits Mammalian Target of Rapamycin–Dependent Translation Initiation in Breast Cancer Cells

    Cancer Research · 2007 · 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2310

  • Metformin Is an AMP Kinase–Dependent Growth Inhibitor for Breast Cancer Cells

    Cancer Research · 2006 · 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-1500

  • Insulin-like growth factors and neoplasia

    Nature reviews. Cancer · 2004 · 10.1038/nrc1387

  • Dietary correlates of plasma insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 concentrations.

    PubMed · 2002

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor Signaling and Resistance to Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

    JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2001 · 10.1093/jnci/93.24.1852

  • Anastrozole Is Superior to Tamoxifen as First-Line Therapy for Advanced Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Results of a North American Multicenter Randomized Trial

    Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2000 · 10.1200/jco.2000.18.22.3758

  • Prospective Study of Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-Binding Protein-3

    JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 1999 · 10.1093/jnci/91.7.620

  • Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study

    Science · 1998 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.279.5350.563

  • Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer

    The Lancet · 1998 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(97)10384-1

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