Obesity and cancer risk: Emerging biological mechanisms and perspectives

KI Avgerinos, N Spyrou, CS Mantzoros, M Dalamaga - Metabolism, 2019 - Elsevier
Continuously rising trends in obesity-related malignancies render this disease spectrum a
public health priority. Worldwide, the burden of cancer attributable to obesity, expressed as …

The role of apelin in cardiovascular diseases, obesity and cancer

MB Wysocka, K Pietraszek-Gremplewicz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Apelin is an endogenous peptide identified as a ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor
APJ. Apelin belongs to the family of adipokines, which are bioactive mediators released by …

[HTML][HTML] The role of immune cells in breast tissue and immunotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer

SL Goff, DN Danforth - Clinical breast cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Immune cells are present in normal breast tissue and in breast carcinoma. The nature and
distribution of the immune cell subtypes in these tissues are reviewed to promote a better …

Endocrine disruptors leading to obesity and related diseases

D Petrakis, L Vassilopoulou, C Mamoulakis… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The review aims to comprehensively present the impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors
(EDs) in relation to the clinical manifestation of obesity and related diseases, including …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acids and evolving roles of their proteins in neurological, cardiovascular disorders and cancers

R Mallick, S Basak, AK Duttaroy - Progress in lipid research, 2021 - Elsevier
The dysregulation of fat metabolism is involved in various disorders, including
neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, and cancers. The uptake of long-chain fatty acids …

Mechanisms of obesity-and diabetes mellitus-related pancreatic carcinogenesis: a comprehensive and systematic review

R Ruze, J Song, X Yin, Y Chen, R Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Research on obesity-and diabetes mellitus (DM)-related carcinogenesis has expanded
exponentially since these two diseases were recognized as important risk factors for …

Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2: a critical linkage in obesity-induced tumorigenesis in myeloma

Z Li, H Liu, J He, Z Wang, Z Yin, G You, Z Wang… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Obesity is often linked to malignancies including multiple myeloma, and the underlying
mechanisms remain elusive. Here we showed that acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) may …

Obesity and gastrointestinal cancer: the interrelationship of adipose and tumour microenvironments

J O'Sullivan, J Lysaght, CL Donohoe… - Nature reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Increasing recognition of an association between obesity and many cancer types exists, but
how the myriad of local and systemic effects of obesity affect key cellular and non-cellular …

Obesity treatment by very low-calorie-ketogenic diet at two years: reduction in visceral fat and on the burden of disease

B Moreno, AB Crujeiras, D Bellido, I Sajoux… - Endocrine, 2016 - Springer
The long-term effect of therapeutic diets in obesity treatment is a challenge at present. The
current study aimed to evaluate the long-term effect of a very low-calorie-ketogenic (VLCK) …

Insights into the link between obesity and cancer

SE Ackerman, OA Blackburn, F Marchildon… - Current obesity …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Adipocytes have adapted to store energy in the form of lipid and
also secrete circulating factors called adipokines that signal to other tissues to coordinate …