From leptin to other adipokines in health and disease: facts and expectations at the beginning of the 21st century

M Blüher, CS Mantzoros - Metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery of leptin, which has tremendously
stimulated translational obesity research. The discovery of leptin has led to realizations that …

The role of adiponectin in cancer: a review of current evidence

M Dalamaga, KN Diakopoulos… - Endocrine …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Excess body weight is associated not only with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) but also with various types of malignancies. Adiponectin, the …

Metabolic syndrome and risk of cancer: which link?

FM Mendonça, FR de Sousa, AL Barbosa, SC Martins… - Metabolism, 2015 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterized by a group of metabolic disturbances which lead
to an enhanced risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. MS constitutes …

Mendelian randomization study of adiposity-related traits and risk of breast, ovarian, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer

C Gao, CJ Patel, K Michailidou, U Peters… - International journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Adiposity traits have been associated with risk of many cancers in
observational studies, but whether these associations are causal is unclear. Mendelian …

The links between insulin resistance, diabetes, and cancer

E Orgel, SD Mittelman - Current diabetes reports, 2013 - Springer
The growing epidemic of obesity has resulted in a large increase in multiple related
diseases. Recent evidence has strengthened the proposed synergistic relationship between …

Associations between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cancers in a large cohort in China

Z Wang, X Zhao, S Chen, Y Wang, L Cao… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and
cancer, especially extrahepatic cancers, has not been fully clarified. We analyzed data from …

Effects of exercise training on exercise capacity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving targeted therapy

CL Hwang, CJ Yu, JY Shih, PC Yang, YT Wu - Supportive care in cancer, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Peak oxygen consumption (VO 2peak) is an important predictive factor for long-
term prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for lung cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

JY Lee, I Jeon, JM Lee, JM Yoon, SM Park - European journal of cancer, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated inconsistent associations
between diabetes mellitus and the risk of lung cancer. To determine whether diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Hormone replacement therapy and physical function in healthy older men. Time to talk hormones?

MG Giannoulis, FC Martin, KS Nair… - Endocrine …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Improving physical function and mobility in a continuously expanding elderly population
emerges as a high priority of medicine today. Muscle mass, strength/power, and maximal …

Curcumin inhibits non-small cell lung cancer cells metastasis through the adiponectin/NF-κb/MMPs signaling pathway

JR Tsai, PL Liu, YH Chen, SH Chou, YJ Cheng… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Adipose tissue is now considered as an endocrine organ involved in metabolic and
inflammatory reactions. Adiponectin, a 244–amino acid peptide hormone, is associated with …