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Angiogenesis, adipokines and breast cancer

Vona-Davis, Linda, Rose, David P.·2009·Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing world wide. Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer and relapse. However, the biological factors that drive the growth and progression of these tumors and how obesity contributes to the tumor microenvironment are poorly understood. Tumor development and metastasis are dependent on the process of angiogenesis or the formation of new blood vessels. More importantly, a ready supply of adipose tissue-derived angiogenic adipokines, notably VEGF and leptin, and the production of inflammatory cytokines by infiltrating macrophages that occurs in adipose tissues with obesity, promotes the paracrine stimulation of vascular endothelial cell growth needed for adipogenesis, while maintaining a microenvironment that is favorable for breast tumorigenesis.

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  • Leptin can stimulate the critical steps required to evoke an angiogenic program.

    “Leptin can stimulate the critical steps required to evoke an angiogenic program (69).”

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Authors
Vona-Davis, L., & Rose, D. P.
Affiliations
West Virginia University (US)
Corresponding author
Vona-Davis, Linda
Venue
Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-06
Volume
20
Issue
3
Pages
193-201
ISSN
1359-6101 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031313208
Cited by
148
References
100
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
Keywords
angiogenesis, adipokines, breast cancer, obesity, postmenopausal breast cancer, tumor microenvironment, vascular endothelial growth factor, leptin, adipose tissue, macrophages, inflammatory cytokines, adipogenesis, metastasis, tumor recurrence
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Models, Biological, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Cytokines, Leptin, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Adipokines

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