Póster
Relationship betwen obesity and adipokines with prostate cancer prevalence and aggressiveness
Fecha
2010Autor
López Laur, José
Pérez Elizalde, Rafael
Córica, A.
Uvilla, Ana
Di Milka-Mónaco, Nicolás
Recalde, Gabriela
Vanrell, Cristina
Maselli, María Eugenia
Messina, Diego
López Fontana, Constanza
Institución
Resumen
Recent studies indicate that adipose tissue and adipokines might promote or prevent the development of prostate cancer (PCa).
Leptin would have a stimulating effect on PCa cells by inducing promotion and progession, whereas adiponectin would have a protective effect.