Diletta Arcidiacono, Arben Dedja, Cinzia Giacometti, Matteo Fassan, Daniele Nucci, Simona Francia, Federico Fabris, Alice Zaramella, Emily J Gallagher, Mauro Cassaro, Massimo Rugge, Derek LeRoith, Alfredo Alberti, Stefano Realdon
Hyperinsulinemia could have a role in the growing incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and its pre-cancerous lesion, Barrett's Esophagus, a possible consequence of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease. Obesity is known to mediate esophageal carcinogenesis through different mechanisms including insulin-resistance leading to hyperinsulinemia, which may mediate cancer progression via the insulin/insulin-like growth factor axis. We used the hyperinsulinemic non-obese FVB/N (Friend leukemia virus B strain) MKR (muscle (M)-IGF1R-lysine (K)-arginine (R) mouse model to evaluate the exclusive role of hyperinsulinemia in the pathogenesis of EAC related to duodeno-esophageal reflux...
April 14, 2018: International Journal of Molecular Sciences