| Literature DB >> 27079372 |
Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju1, Balney Rajitha2, Sheik Aliya3, Rama P Kotipatruni4, Appiya Santharam Madanraj5, Anthea Hammond6, Dongkyoo Park7, Srinivasulu Chigurupati8, Afroz Alam9, Subasini Pattnaik10.
Abstract
Adipose tissue is a highly vascularized endocrine organ, and its secretion profiles may vary with obesity. Adiponectin is secreted by adipocytes that make up adipose tissue. Worldwide, obesity has been designated a serious health problem among women and is associated with a variety of metabolic disorders and an increased risk of developing cancer of the cervix, ovaries, uterus (uterine/endometrial), and breast. In this review, the potential link between obesity and female-specific malignancies is comprehensively presented by discussing significant features of the intriguing and complex molecule, adiponectin, with a focus on recent findings highlighting its molecular mechanism of action in female-specific carcinogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: Adiponectin; Breast cancer; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Obesity; Ovarian cancer
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27079372 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.03.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytokine Growth Factor Rev ISSN: 1359-6101 Impact factor: 7.638