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ReviewCell biochemistry and function2026

Mechanistic Links Between Obesity and Breast Cancer Progression: Cellular Crosstalk, Metabolic Reprogramming and Microenvironmental Drivers.

Charlise Basson, Michael S Pepper, Anna M Joubert, Melvin A Ambele

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Review in Cell biochemistry and function, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Charlise BassonDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6123-9707
Michael S PepperDepartment of Medical Immunology, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-2380
Anna M JoubertDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6931-7554
Melvin A AmbeleDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-2026

Funding

National Health Laboratory Service Grant004 94920South African Medical Research Council A1H346South African Medical Research Council University Flagship Project SAMRC-RFA-UFSP-01-2013/STEM CELLS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is increasingly recognised as an important factor contributing to cancer progression, particularly in breast cancer. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying obesity-driven breast cancer remain unclear. Several theories have been proposed to explain the complex interactions between adipose tissue and cancer, incorporating both local and distant crosstalk. This review describes existing theories on the cellular and molecular mechanisms linking obesity and breast cancer progression with a focus on inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolic reprogramming, the tumour microenvironment and crosstalk between adipose tissue and tumours. The nature of these interactions appears to be influenced by the specific characteristics of adipose tissue, including its type and anatomical location, which play distinct roles in modulating breast cancer risk and outcomes. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie obesity-driven breast cancer progression may pave the way for the development of targeted therapies.

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Breast NeoplasmsObesityTumor MicroenvironmentAdipose TissueAnimalsDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMetabolic ReprogrammingOxidative Stressadipokinesadipose tissuebreast cancercancer metabolismobesityoxidative stresstumour microenvironment

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PMID42439024
PMCPMC13358888

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