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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2020

Mammary Adipose Tissue Control of Breast Cancer Progression: Impact of Obesity and Diabetes.

Vittoria D'Esposito, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Mario Giuliano, Serena Cabaro, Claudia Miele, Francesco Beguinot, Pietro Formisano

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vittoria D'EspositoURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Maria Rosaria AmbrosioURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Mario GiulianoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Serena CabaroURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Claudia MieleURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Francesco BeguinotURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Pietro FormisanoURT Genomics of Diabetes, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Institute for Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammary adipose tissue (AT) is necessary for breast epithelium. However, in breast cancer (BC), cell-cell interactions are deregulated as the tumor chronically modifies AT microenvironment. In turn, breast AT evolves to accommodate the tumor, and to participate to its dissemination. Among AT cells, adipocytes and their precursor mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a major role in supporting tumor growth and dissemination. They provide energy supplies and release a plethora of factors involved in cancer aggressiveness. Here, we discuss the main molecular mechanisms underlining the interplay between adipose (adipocytes and MSCs) and BC cells. Following close interactions with BC cells, adipocytes lose lipids and change morphology and secretory patterns. MSCs also play a major role in cancer progression. While bone marrow MSCs are recruited by BC cells and participate in metastatic process, mammary AT-MSCs exert a local action by increasing the release of cytokines, growth factors and extracellular matrix components and become principal actors in cancer progression. Common systemic metabolic diseases, including obesity and diabetes, further modify the interplay between AT and BC. Indeed, metabolic perturbations are accompanied by well-known alterations of AT functions, which might contribute to worsen cancer phenotype. Here, we highlight how metabolic alterations locally affect mammary AT and interfere with the molecular mechanisms of bidirectional communication between adipose and cancer cells.

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adipocytesbreast cancerdiabetesmammary adipose tissuemesenchymal stem cellsmolecular signalsobesity

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PMID32850459
PMCPMC7426457
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