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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday October 24 2017, @07:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-another-reason-to-not-be-obese dept.

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Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressive as a result. Scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Heidelberg University Hospital report on this in 'Cell Metabolism'. The team has already been able to halt this mechanism with an antibody treatment.

The number of people with obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide. The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) recently reported that according to the WHO the number of children and adolescents with obesity increased tenfold between 1975 and 2016. Severe overweight can lead to various health impairments. Besides inducing cardiovascular diseases, obesity for example also promotes the development of cancer and metastases.

The current study elucidates an as yet unknown mechanism making breast cancer more aggressive. The enzyme ACC1* plays a central role in this process," said Dr. Mauricio Berriel Diaz, deputy director of the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer (IDC) at Helmholtz Zentrum München. He led the study together with Stephan Herzig, director of the IDC and professor for Molecular Metabolic Control at TUM and Heidelberg University Hospital. "ACC1 is a key component of fatty acid synthesis," said Berriel Diaz. "However, its function is impaired by the cytokines leptin and TGF-β." The levels of these cytokines are increased particularly in the blood of severely overweight subjects.

Source: https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/en/news/latest-news/press-information-news/article/42901/index.html


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @03:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 25 2017, @03:30PM (#587407)

    Yes, you should. Your narrow minded view if the universe is very damaging to your psyche. It won't overly affect others unless you go full psycho, try applying your worldview and see how quickly you're smacked down. You can blame human psychology as being totally wrong, but how can that be if it is a universal law?

    Oh why am I trying, you're wrong get over it.