Role of adipokines and cytokines in obesity-associated breast cancer: therapeutic targets

S Khan, S Shukla, S Sinha, SM Meeran - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Obesity is the cause of a large proportion of breast cancer incidences and mortality in post-
menopausal women. In obese people, elevated levels of various growth factors such as …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, insulin resistance, adipocytokines and breast cancer: New biomarkers and attractive therapeutic targets

M Dalamaga - World journal of experimental medicine, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Worldwide, breast cancer (BC) represents the most common type of non-skin human
malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths amid women in Western …

Obesity-associated Breast Cancer: Analysis of risk factors

A Engin - Obesity and lipotoxicity, 2017 - Springer
Several studies show that a significantly stronger association is obvious between increased
body mass index (BMI) and higher breast cancer incidence. Furthermore, obese women are …

The role of adipokines in breast cancer: current evidence and perspectives

GS Christodoulatos, N Spyrou, J Kadillari… - Current obesity …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The current review shows evidence for the role of adipokines in breast cancer (BC)
pathogenesis summarizing the mechanisms underlying the association between adipokines …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue-to-breast cancer crosstalk: Comprehensive insights

Y Wu, X Li, Q Li, C Cheng, L Zheng - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
The review focuses on mechanistic evidence for the link between obesity and breast cancer.
According to the IARC study, there is sufficient evidence that obesity is closely related to a …

Linkage between obesity leptin and breast cancer

MF Atoum, F Alzoughool… - Breast Cancer: Basic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Many cancers might be influenced by obesity, including breast cancer, the leading cause of
cancer death among women. Obesity is a complex state associated with multiple …

The impact of obesity on breast cancer

DF Argolo, CA Hudis, NM Iyengar - Current oncology reports, 2018 - Springer
The rates of obesity are increasing worldwide and this condition is now recognized as a
leading preventable cause of cancer. Several diseases are directly related to obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Obese adipose tissue as a driver of breast cancer growth and development: update and emerging evidence

P Bhardwaj, KA Brown - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is an established risk factor for breast cancer growth and progression. A number of
advances have been made in recent years revealing new insights into this link. Early events …

Obesity, adipocytokines, and insulin resistance in breast cancer

DP Rose, D Komninou, GD Stephenson - Obesity reviews, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The adipocytokines are biologically active polypeptides that are produced either exclusively
or substantially by the adipocytes, and act by endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity and breast cancer: role of leptin

F Sánchez-Jiménez, A Pérez-Pérez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Obesity-related breast cancer is an important threat that affects especially post-menopausal
women. The link between obesity and breast cancer seems to be relying on the …