The Nutritional Cytokine Leptin Promotes NSCLC by Activating the PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK Pathways in NSCLC Cells in a Paracrine Manner
Purpose. Leptin is a nutritional cytokine encoded by the obesity gene whose concentration in the tumor microenvironment is closely related to the occurrence and progression of cancer. However, previous evidence has suggested that there is no clear relationship between serum leptin concentrations and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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| Series: | BioMed Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2585743 |