Expression of the obesity hormone leptin and its receptor correlates with hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in human colorectal cancer

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages

  Koda, M ^a   Sulkowska, M ^a   Kanczuga Koda, L ^a   Cascio, S ^b,c   Colucci, G ^d   Russo, A ^c   Surmacz, E ^b   Sulkowski, S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Hypoxia inducible factor 1 ; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; HIF1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER GROWTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 35748951939     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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