Adipocyte secreted factors enhance aggressiveness of prostate carcinoma cells.

Obesity has been associated with increased incidence and risk of mortality of prostate cancer. One of the proposed mechanisms underlying this risk association is the change in adipokines expression that could promote the development and progression of the prostate tumor cells. The main goal of this...

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Main Authors: Ângela Moreira, Sofia S Pereira, Madalena Costa, Tiago Morais, Ana Pinto, Rúben Fernandes, Mariana P Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123217