Nicotine Synergizes with High-Fat Diet to Induce an Anti-Inflammatory Microenvironment to Promote Breast Tumor Growth

Breast cancer results from a complex interplay of genetics and environment that alters immune and inflammatory systems to promote tumorigenesis. Obesity and cigarette smoking are well-known risk factors associated breast cancer development. Nicotine known to decrease inflammatory signals also modula...

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Main Authors: Thalia Jimenez, Theodore Friedman, Jaydutt Vadgama, Vineeta Singh, Alexandria Tucker, Javier Collazo, Satyesh Sinha, Amiya Sinha Hikim, Rajan Singh, Shehla Pervin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5239419