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Asociación entre obesidad y cáncer de ovario / Association between obesity and ovarian cancer
Valladares, Macarena; Corsini, Gino; Romero, Carmen.
Afiliação
  • Valladares, Macarena; Universidad Diego Portales. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Investigación Biomédica. Santiago. CL
  • Corsini, Gino; Universidad Diego Portales. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Investigación Biomédica. Santiago. CL
  • Romero, Carmen; Universidad Diego Portales. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Investigación Biomédica. Santiago. CL
Rev. méd. Chile ; 142(5): 593-598, mayo 2014. ilus, tab
Article em Es | LILACS | ID: lil-720668
Biblioteca responsável: CL1.1
ABSTRACT
Obesity is a risk factor for cancer. Epidemiological evidences associate ovarian cancer with obesity. Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer and accounts for a high rate of mortality. The association between ovarian cancer and obesity could be explained by molecular factors secreted by adipose tissue such as leptin. In EOC, leptin increases cell proliferation and inhibits apoptosis. Additionally, adipose tissue synthesizes endogenous estrogens, which increase cell proliferation of epithelial ovarian cells. Also, obesity associated hyperinsulinism could increase ovarian estrogen secretion.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: Es Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: Es Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article