Obesity and Breast Cancer: The Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1

Breast cancer is the most prominent cancer among females in the United States. There are a number of risk factors associated with development of breast cancer, including consumption of a high-fat diet and obesity. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a cytokine upregulated in obesity whose e...

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Main Authors: Jennifer C. Carter, Frank C. Church
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/345320