Is there any correlation among adiponectin levels in serum, tumor tissue and normal tissue of the same patients with breast cancer?

SONMEZ B., SEKER M., BILICI A., ERKAL F. Y. , USTAALIOGLU B. B. O. , Gumus M. , ...More

JOURNAL OF BUON, vol.16, no.2, pp.227-232, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Page Numbers: pp.227-232

Abstract

Purpose: Adiponectin is secreted from adipose tissue and is characterized by hyperinsulinemia which is related with obesity. Although serum adiponectin levels in patients with breast cancer have been studied previously, adiponectin levels in the serum, tumor and normal tissue of the same patients have not been simultaneously investigated. The aim of this study was thus to evaluate the relationship among serum, tumor and normal tissue adiponectin levels in patients with breast cancer