• Gastrin activates autophagy and increases migration and survival of gastric adenocarcinoma cells 

      Rao, Shalini; Solum, Guri; Niederdorfer, Barbara; Nørsett, Kristin; Bjørkøy, Geir; Thommesen, Liv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: The peptide hormone gastrin exerts a growth-promoting effect in both normal and malignant gastrointestinal tissue. Gastrin mediates its effect via the cholecystokinin 2 receptor (CCKBR/CCK2R). Although a ...
    • Gastrin induced autophagy in gastric adenocarcinoma cells 

      Solum, Guri (Master thesis, 2014)
      The Gastroenterology and Cell biology research group at NTNU studies the role of gastrin in gastric cancer. Gastrin is shown to be involved in proliferation, anti-apoptosis, migration, invasion and angiogenesis. The role ...