Leptin Enhances Melanoma Tumor Growth by Increasing Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Leptin Enhances Melanoma Tumor Growth by Increasing Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Background: Epidemiological studies propose that obesity increases the risk of several cancers, including melanoma. Leptin is a peptide predominantly produced by adipocytes. Obesity increases the expression of leptin. On the other hand, several recent experiments have suggested that tumor growth to...

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Main Authors: Shaghaygh Haghjooy Javanmard, Mahdi Khorshidi Behzadi, Fatemehsadat Amjadi, Majid Khazaei, Hamid Zarkesh Esfahani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Subjects:
Melanoma
Leptin
Endothelial progenitor cell
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/1463

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