Aberrant lipid metabolism: An emerging diagnostic and therapeutic target in ovarian cancer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 7742-7756

  Pyragius, Carmen E ^a   Fuller, Maria ^b   Ricciardelli, Carmela ^a   Oehler, Martin K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Lipid synthesis; Ovarian cancer; Signalling pathways; Therapeutic targets

Indexed keywords

AUTOTAXIN; C 93; CARBOPLATIN; CERAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; LIPID; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID; MEVINOLIN; P 75; PACLITAXEL; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; PHOSPHOLIPID; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SPHINGOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FATTY ACID; TUMOR MARKER;

CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876323703     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14047742     Document Type: Review

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