Adipocyte-Based Cell Therapy in Oncology: The Role of Cancer-Associated Adipocytes and Their Reinterpretation as Delivery Platforms
Cancer-associated adipocytes have functional roles in tumor development through secreted adipocyte-derived factors and exosomes and also through metabolic symbiosis, where the malignant cells take up the lactate, fatty acids and glutamine produced by the neighboring adipocytes. Recent research has d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Pharmaceutics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/5/402 |