New research finds that fat cells are the mechanism of tumor energy supply

Medical Network April 12, a study published in the United States "Cell cancer" magazine on the 9th explained how adipose tissue provides energy for tumors. This has made it possible for the medical community to develop new anticancer therapies.

Researchers at the Sanford-Bernham-Prebis Medical Discovery Institute in the United States and the Technical University of Munich in Germany found that inactivation of a protein called p62 in fat cells inhibits a type called breastfeeding. The protein of the animal rapamycin target protein, thereby promoting the energy-consuming process of prostate tumors closing adipose tissue, absorbing fatty acids and other nutrients, accelerating growth and transferring to other parts of the body.

The researchers point out that mammalian rapamycin target protein inhibitors are currently used in the treatment of many cancers, and this study can explain how this inhibitor works to fight cancer.

Maria Diaz-Meco of the Sanford-Berham-Prebis Medical Discovery Institute, who participated in the study, said that cancer is not only a genetic or cellular disease , but also a tumor and metabolic organ Communicate with a systemic process that continuously captures nutrients. This research will help the medical community find better anticancer therapies.