Role of leptin in inflammation and vice versa

A Pérez-Pérez, F Sánchez-Jiménez… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is an essential immune response for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. In
a general sense, acute and chronic inflammation are different types of adaptive response …

Leptin: A heavyweight player in obesity-related cancers

A Caruso, L Gelsomino, S Panza, FM Accattatis… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

The role of selected adipocytokines in ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer

S Stępień, P Olczyk, J Gola, K Komosińska-Vassev… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to their multidirectional influence, adipocytokines are currently the subject of numerous
intensive studies. Significant impact applies to many processes, both physiological and …

The potential role of leptin in tumor invasion and metastasis

A Ray, MP Cleary - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The adipocyte-released hormone-like cytokine/adipokine leptin behaves differently in
obesity compared to its functions in the normal healthy state. In obese individuals, elevated …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable discovery of disease biomarkers: The case of ovarian cancer to illustrate the best practice in machine learning and Shapley analysis

W Huang, H Suominen, T Liu, G Rice… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective: Ovarian cancer is a significant health issue with lasting impacts on the community.
Despite recent advances in surgical, chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Patient inflammatory status and CD4+/CD8+ intraepithelial tumor lymphocyte infiltration are predictors of outcomes in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

MP Pinto, C Balmaceda, ML Bravo, S Kato… - Gynecologic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most prevalent and
aggressive histologic type of ovarian cancer. To date, there are no reliable biomarkers to …

[HTML][HTML] New aspects of corpus luteum regulation in physiological and pathological conditions: involvement of adipokines and neuropeptides

E Mlyczyńska, M Kieżun, P Kurowska, M Dawid, K Pich… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The corpus luteum is a small gland of great importance because its proper functioning
determines not only the appropriate course of the estrous/menstrual cycle and embryo …

Emerging concepts linking obesity with the hallmarks of cancer

CL Donohoe, J Lysaght, J O'Sullivan… - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2017 - cell.com
There is compelling epidemiological evidence linking obesity to many tumours; however, the
molecular mechanisms fuelling this association are not clearly understood. Emerging …

Leptin-induced signaling pathways in cancer cell migration and invasion

A Ghasemi, J Saeidi, M Azimi-Nejad, SI Hashemy - Cellular Oncology, 2019 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence indicates that obesity is associated with tumor
development and progression. Leptin is an adipocyte-related hormone with a key role in …

Perirenal adipose tissue—current knowledge and future opportunities

A Grigoraș, RA Balan, ID Căruntu, SE Giușcă… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The perirenal adipose tissue (PRAT), a component of visceral adipose tissue, has been
recently recognized as an important factor that contributes to the maintenance of the …