Obesity, Diabetes, and Cancer: The Role of the Insulin/IGF Axis; Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Andrea Morrione; Antonino Belfiore

doi:10.3390/biom12050612

Obesity, Diabetes, and Cancer: The Role of the Insulin/IGF Axis; Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Biomolecules. 2022 Apr 20;12(5):612. doi: 10.3390/biom12050612.

Authors

Andrea Morrione¹, Antonino Belfiore²

Affiliations

¹ Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center for Biotechnology, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.
² Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122 Catania, Italy.

Abstract

This biomolecules Special Issue includes original research articles and reviews focusing on recent advances in the biology of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system [...].

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus*
Humans
Insulin
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism
Neoplasms*
Obesity

Substances

Insulin
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I