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PMID: 19416708 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Do cancer cells care if their host is hungry?

Cell metabolism ·Vol. 9 ·No. 5 ·2009-05-00 ·Pages 401-3

Pollak M

Abstract

A recent report by Kalaany and Sabatini concerning mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effect of dietary restriction on the growth of certain tumors adds to the evidence that insulin and IGF-I are hormones with relevance to oncology.

MeSH Terms
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism Animals Diet Energy Metabolism Insulin/metabolism Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/metabolism Mice Neoplasms/metabolism,prevention & control PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism Transplantation, Heterologous
Chemicals
Insulin Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases AMP-Activated Protein Kinases PTEN Phosphohydrolase Pten protein, mouse
Authors & Affiliations
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Pollak Michael
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [email protected]
Article Info
Journal
Cell metabolism
Abbr.
Cell Metab
ISSN
1932-7420
Published
2009-05-00
Pages
401-3
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
101233170
Subset
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