Obesity, Inflammation and Cancer

In addition to their metabolic and endocrinologic effects, obesity and adipose tissue have now been shown to be associated with chronic low grade inflammation resulting in cellular and humoral factors of which the latter may act by endocrine, paracrine and autocrine mechanisms. These inflammatory me...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dannenberg, Andrew J. (Editor), Berger, Nathan A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Energy Balance and Cancer, 7
Subjects:
Cancer.
Human physiology.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Cancer Biology.
Human Physiology.
Biomedical Research.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Obesity, Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
  • Inflammasomes and Obesity
  • Uncoupling Obesity from Cancer: Bromodomain Co-regulators that Control Inflammatory Networks
  • Adipose Tissue Macrophages in Obesity, Inflammation and Cancer
  • Dietary Fats as Mediators of Obesity, Inflammation and Colon Cancer
  • Inflammation, Obesity, Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
  • Obesity, Inflammation and Breast Cancer
  • Obesity, Inflammation, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Obesity, Inflammation and Prostate Cancer
  • Pharmacologic Interventions With NSAIDs
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Cancer Prevention and Control: A Membrane Perspective
  • Natural Products as Anti-inflammatory Agents
  • Calorie Restriction and Cancer Prevention: Established and Emerging Mechanisms
  • Vascular Targeting of Adipose Tissue
  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Exercise
  • Index.

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