Fat cells near tumors get hijacked to fuel cancer growth
Shi J, Abdel-Ghany S, Abdel-Fattah M, Hu X, Wadan AS
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This is a human cancer biology paper with no connection to plants, gardening, or botany.
This article looks at how fat cells located near tumors change their behavior, shrinking their fat stores and starting to send out chemical signals that help cancer cells grow and spread. It's a medical research review with no plant or gardening content whatsoever.
Key Findings
Cancer-associated adipocytes lose lipid droplets and take on fibroblast-like features while intensifying lipolysis
Signaling pathways YAP/TAZ, STAT3, and PI3K/AKT converge to drive metabolic symbiosis between tumor and fat cells
Adipocyte-derived molecules like CXCL8, FAM3C, SAA1, and LCN2 are linked to metastasis, chemoresistance, and cancer cachexia in triple-negative breast and pancreatic cancers
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Fat cells near tumors change shape and behavior, releasing inflammatory signals that help cancer grow, spread, and resist treatment; this review maps out how that process works and where doctors might intervene.
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Original paper
Cancer-associated adipocytes: metabolic reprogramming, crosstalk and therapeutic implications in tumor progression.
Adipose tissue, once considered a passive fuel store, is now recognized as a dynamic endocrine organ that shapes cancer behavior. Within the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer-associated adipocyt...
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