Introduction Several in vitro studies have suggested the effects of adipokines and insulin
resistance on breast cancer cell proliferation and survival. However, little is known about the …

Purpose Overweight or obese breast cancer patients have a worse prognosis compared
with normal-weight patients. This may be attributed to hyperinsulinemia and dysregulation of …

Purpose Adipokines are linked to obesity and insulin sensitivity and have recently been
related to breast cancer risk and prognosis. We investigated the associations of plasma …

The adipocytokines are biologically active polypeptides that are produced either exclusively
or substantially by the adipocytes, and act by endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine …

Adiponectin, an adipocyte-secreted hormone, is closely and inversely associated with
insulin resistance and was recently found to be inversely and independently associated with …

Introduction: Obesity is a well-established risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, but
mechanisms underlying the association are unclear. Adipocyte-derived, cytokine-like …

Background: Blood adipokines are associated with breast cancer risk; however, blood–
breast adipokine correlations and factors that explain variation in adipokines are unknown …

Obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer (BC), but the specific mechanisms
for this relationship are not well understood. Studies on adipocyte-derived adiponectin and …

Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for breast cancer. We hypothesized that obesity-
induced decreases in total and/or high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin levels may …

Adiponectin is a peptide hormone secreted exclusively by adipocytes, and obesity is an
established risk factor for breast cancer. We have, thus, evaluated the associations of …