Weight loss normalizes enhanced expression of the oncogene survivin in visceral adipose tissue and blood leukocytes from individuals with obesity.
Andrea G IzquierdoMarcos C CarreiraGemma Rodriguez-CarneroAlfredo Fernandez-QuintelaAurelio M SueiroMiguel A Martinez-OlmosGerman GuzmanDaniel-Antonio de Luis RomanMarcela A S PinhelCarolina F NicolettiCarla B NoninoFrancisco J OrtegaMaria P PortilloJose M Fernandez-RealFelipe F CasanuevaAna Belén CrujeirasPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
Weight loss is effective in decreasing survivin levels. Also, PBL/PBMC should be regarded as appropriate mirror of survivin levels in VAT for the identification of an obesity-related protumoral microenvironment.