Signaling Pathways Induced by Leptin during Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Breast Cancer

Leptin is an adipokine that is overexpressed in obese and overweight people. Interestingly, women with breast cancer present high levels of leptin and of its receptor ObR. Leptin plays an important role in breast cancer progression due to the biological processes it participates in, such as epitheli...

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Main Authors: Monserrat Olea-Flores, Juan Carlos Juárez-Cruz, Miguel A. Mendoza-Catalán, Teresita Padilla-Benavides, Napoleón Navarro-Tito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
EMT
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/11/3493