Open AccessPossible involvement of leptin and leptin receptor in developing gastric adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Liang Zhao,
Zhi-Xiang Shen,
Hao Luo,
Lei Shen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7666
Subject(s) - leptin , intestinal metaplasia , adenocarcinoma , leptin receptor , medicine , dysplasia , immunohistochemistry , cancer , stomach , gastric mucosa , gastroenterology , endocrinology , pathology , obesity
To investigate the expression of leptin and leptin receptor (ob-R) in intestinal-type gastric cancer and precancerous lesions, and to explore the possible mechanism and role of the leptin system in developing intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma.