Obesity, a pandemic disease, is caused by an excessive accumulation of fat that can have
detrimental effects on health. Adipose tissue plays a very important endocrine role, secreting …

Adipose tissue is a complex organ with endocrine, metabolic and immune regulatory roles.
Adipose depots have been characterized to release several adipocytokines that work locally …

Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of various types of carcinoma. One of the
plausible mechanisms underlying the tumor-promoting role of obesity is an aberrant …

Obesity is a complex disease caused by the interaction of a myriad of genetic, dietary,
lifestyle and environmental factors, which favors a chronic positive energy balance, leading …

Obesity, defined as the abnormal or excessive expansion of white adipose tissue, has
reached pandemic proportions and is recognized as an important health concern since it is …

Adipose tissue has been recognized as a complex organ with endocrine and metabolic
roles. The excess of fat mass, as occurs during overweight and obesity states, alters the …

Overweight and obesity are health problems of epidemic proportions, increasing the risk not
only of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus but also of various types of …

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we investigate the role of classic and novel
adipocytokines in cancer pathogenesis synopsizing the mechanisms underlying the …

Obesity, characterized by excess body weight, is now accepted as a hazardous health
condition and an oncogenic factor. In different epidemiological studies obesity has been …

Adipose tissue is no longer considered to be solely an energy storage, but exerts important
endocrine functions, which are primarily mediated by a network of various soluble factors …