MARIAANNA ARGENTOU

Prof. MARIAANNA ARGENTOU

Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Patras

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 March 2023 in Cancers
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Georgios-Ioannis VerrasGeorgios-Ioannis Verras
Georgios-Ioannis Verras
LTLevan Tchabashvili
Levan Tchabashvili
David-Dimitris ChlorogiannisDavid-Dimitris Chlorogiannis
David-Dimitris Chlorogiannis
Francesk MulitaFrancesk Mulita
Francesk Mulita
MAMARIAANNA ARGENTOU
MARIAANNA ARGENTOU
With the recent leaps in medicine, the landscape of our knowledge regarding adipose tissue has changed dramatically: it is now widely regarded as a fully functional endocrine organ. In addition, evidence from observational studies has linked the pathogenesis of diseases like breast cancer with adipose tissue and mainly with the adipokines that are secreted in its microenvironment, with the catalog continuously expanding. Examples include leptin, visfatin, resistin, osteopontin, and more. This review aims to encapsulate the current clinical evidence concerning major adipokines and their link with breast cancer oncogenesis. Overall, there have been numerous meta-analyses that contribute to the current clinical evidence, however more targeted larger-scale clinical studies are still expected to solidify their clinical utility in BC prognosis and reliability as follow-up markers.