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Human periprostatic adipose tissue promotes prostate cancer aggressiveness in v...
Ribeiro, Ricardo; Monteiro, Cátia; Cunha, Virgínia; Oliveira, Maria José; Freitas, Mariana; Fraga, Avelino; Príncipe, Paulo; Lobato, CarlosBackground - Obesity is associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness and mortality. The contribution of periprostatic adipose tissue, which is often infiltrated by malignant cells, to cancer progression is largely unknown. Thus, this study aimed to determine if periprostatic adipose tissue is linked with aggressive tumor biology in prostate cancer. Methods - Supernatants of whole adipose tissue (explants) or ...
Human adipose tissue primary cultures and impact in prostate cancer
Cunha, Virgínia Filipa Pereira Monteiro daProstate cancer (Pca) is one of the most frequent diagnosed neoplasies and the second cause of cancer-related death in the world, in men. Between others risk factors, obesity has been associated to Pca although the innerent mechanisms to this association remain to be clear. With this work, throuhg in vitro studies, we wish to contribute to the understanding of the impact of white adipose tissue and its sub-frac...
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