title: The link between the metabolic syndrome and cancer.
abstract: Since the incidence of the metabolic syndrome is on the rise in the western world, its coherence to cancer is becoming more apparent. In this review we discuss the different potential factors involved in the increase of cancer in the metabolic syndrome including obesity, dyslipidemia and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) as well as inflammation and hypoxia. We especially focus on the insulin and IGF systems with their intracellular signaling cascades mediated by different receptor subtypes, and suggest that they may play major roles in this process. Understanding the mechanisms involved will be helpful in developing potential therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Research Center of Excellence, Legacy Heritage Clinical Research Institute at Rambam (LHCRIR), Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bitton-Worms
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LeRoith
mesh_terms: D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D015994:Incidence; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D015398:Signal Transduction; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D018969:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; C546842:MTOR protein, human; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases