HDL and cancer-causality still needs to be confirmed? Update 2020

S Ganjali, M Banach, M Pirro, Z Fras… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
An inverse correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and cancer risk
has been shown by several epidemiological studies. Some studies have even suggested …

Resistin: An inflammatory cytokine with multi-faceted roles in cancer

SK Sudan, SK Deshmukh, T Poosarla… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020 - Elsevier
Systemic and organ-confined inflammation has been associated with cancer development
and progression. Resistin, initially described as an adipocyte-derived cytokine in mice, is …

Diabetes and colorectal cancer risk: a new look at molecular mechanisms and potential role of novel antidiabetic agents

J Vekic, A Zeljkovic, A Stefanovic, RV Giglio… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological data have demonstrated a significant association between the presence of
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Chronic …

CAPt'n of actin dynamics: recent advances in the molecular, developmental and physiological functions of cyclase-associated protein (CAP)

MB Rust, S Khudayberdiev, S Pelucchi… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cyclase-associated protein (CAP) has been discovered three decades ago in budding yeast
as a protein that associates with the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-producing …

Targeting HDL in tumor microenvironment: New hope for cancer therapy

TJ Zhao, N Zhu, YN Shi, YX Wang… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological studies have shown that plasma HDL‐C levels are closely related to the
risk of prostate cancer, breast cancer, and other malignancies. As one of the key carriers of …

Pre-diagnostic circulating resistin concentrations are not associated with colorectal cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition …

TT Pham, K Nimptsch, K Aleksandrova, M Jenab… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Resistin has been proposed to link to cancer development via
inflammatory processes. Prior case-control studies suggest higher post-diagnosis resistin …

The adipokine component in the molecular regulation of cancer cell survival, proliferation and metastasis

MI Umar, W Hassan, G Murtaza… - Pathology and …, 2021 - por-journal.com
A hormonal imbalance may disrupt the rigorously monitored cellular microenvironment by
hampering the natural homeostatic mechanisms. The most common example of such …

Association of adiponectin receptors with metabolic and immune homeostasis parameters in colorectal cancer: In silico analysis and observational findings

M Mihajlović, A Ninić, M Ostojić, M Sopić… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adiponectin (ADIPOQ) as both a regulator of metabolic homeostasis and a protein involved
in immune response might be of particular interest to contemporary laboratory medicine …

An updated review of resistin and colorectal cancer

AV Rompou, G Bletsa, D Tsakogiannis, S Theocharis… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Resistin is one of the most important adipokines, and its role lies mainly in controlling insulin
sensitivity and inflammation. However, over the last years, the study of resistin gained …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding Resistin Gene Polymorphisms: Implications for Lung Cancer Risk and Clinical Outcomes of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

W Gong, D Huang, T Zhou, X Zhu, Y Huang, Y Lv… - Biomedicines, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background: Resistin (RETN), an inflammatory cytokine exhibiting multifaceted roles in
cancer progression, has emerged as a plausible mediator between inflammation and …