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Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(3):610-616. doi:10.7150/ijbs.29599 This issue Cite

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Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer

Rosa Divella1, Antonio Mazzocca2, Antonella Daniele1, Carlo Sabbà2, Angelo Paradiso3✉

1. Department of Clinical Pathology Laboratory. IRCCS - Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Viale Orazio Flacco 65, 70124 Bari, Italy
2. Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari School of Medicine, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
3. Experimental Medical Oncology, IRCCS - Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Viale Orazio Flacco 65, 70124 Bari, Italy

✉ Corresponding author: Rosa Divella, Ph.D., Department of Clinical Pathology Laboratory. IRCCS - Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, Viale Orazio Flacco 65, 70124 Bari, Italy. Tel. +39 805555259; E-mail: rosadiveit

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Divella R, Mazzocca A, Daniele A, Sabbà C, Paradiso A. Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(3):610-616. doi:10.7150/ijbs.29599. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p0610.htm
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Western populations are becoming increasingly sedentary and the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing and becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease worldwide. Also, NAFLD is considered one the new emerging risk factors for development of tumors of the gastro-intestinal tract, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Visceral obesity is an important risk factor for the onset of NAFLD. An accumulation of ectopic fat, including visceral obesity and fatty liver leads to a dysfunction of the adipose tissue with impaired production of adipocytokines which, in turn, favor an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this review, we discuss how the obesity-related chronic state of low-grade inflammation and the presence of NAFLD lead to the emergence of a microenvironment favorable to the development of cancer.

Keywords: NAFLD, adipocytokines, inflammation, obesity, cancer

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Divella, R., Mazzocca, A., Daniele, A., Sabbà, C., Paradiso, A. (2019). Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(3), 610-616. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.29599.

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Divella, R.; Mazzocca, A.; Daniele, A.; Sabbà, C.; Paradiso, A. Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2019, 15 (3), 610-616. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.29599.

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Divella R, Mazzocca A, Daniele A, Sabbà C, Paradiso A. Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(3):610-616. doi:10.7150/ijbs.29599. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p0610.htm

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Divella R, Mazzocca A, Daniele A, Sabbà C, Paradiso A. 2019. Obesity, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Adipocytokines Network in Promotion of Cancer. Int J Biol Sci. 15(3):610-616.

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