Peritumoural adipose tissue pro‐inflammatory cytokines are associated with tumoural growth factors in cancer cachexia patients

• Main Authors: Nelson Inácio Pinto Neto (Author), Ariene Soares de Pinho Murari (Author), Lila Missae Oyama (Author), José Pinhata Otoch (Author), Paulo Sérgio Martins Alcântara (Author), Flavio Tokeshi (Author), Raquel Galvão Figuerêdo (Author), Michele Joana Alves (Author), Joanna Darck Carola Correia Lima (Author), Emídio Marques de Matos‐Neto (Author), Marilia Seelaender (Author), Claudia Maria Oller do Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome, often irreversible, that affects patients with cancer influenced, in part, by the inflammatory condition. Peritumoural adipose tissue produces adipokines and angiogenic, apoptotic, and growth factors; given the possible crosstalk...