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Susceptibility to induced and spontaneous carcinogenesis is increased in fatless A-ZIP/F-1 but not in obese ob/ob mice.
Cancer research - 1 Sept 2006
Ablamunits Vitaly, Cohen Yehuda, Brazee Irina B, Gaetz Harold P, Vinson Charles, Klebanov Simon
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is typically associated with increased tumor susceptibility, whereas caloric restriction, a regimen resulting in leanness, inhibits carcinogenesis. The link between adiposity and malignancies suggests that adipose tissue may influence carcinogenesis. An adipose tissue hormone, leptin, could be procarcinogenic because it stimulates proliferation in various tissues and tumor cell lines. Leptin may...
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