Plasma Adiponectin and Gastric Cancer

2005253 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Makoto Ishikawa · The University of Tokyo

Joji Kitayama · The University of Tokyo

Shinsuke Kazama · Shizuoka University of Welfare

Takeyuki Hiramatsu · Shizuoka University of Welfare

Kenji Hatano · The University of Tokyo

Hirokazu Nagawa · The University of Tokyo

Abstract

Our results suggest that a low plasma adiponectin level is associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer and raise the possibility that adiponectin has a potential role in the progression of gastric cancer, especially in undifferentiated type cancers in the upper stomach.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Lipid metabolism and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Cancer Research

Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 466-472

DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.466.11.2

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