Body mass index and colon cancer screening: The road ahead

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2015; 21(5): 1371-1376
Published online Feb 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1371

Table 1 Effect of different adipokines on colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer

Type of marker	Level of marker in obesity	Effect on risk of colon adenoma	Risk of colorectal cancer
Leptin	Increase	Increase	-
IL-6	Increase	Increase/none	-
TNF-α	Increase	May Increase (only in tubular adenoma)	-
Adiponectin	Decrease	Decrease/none	Decrease
IP-10 or CXCL10	Increase	Increase	Increase (poor prognosis of CRC)

IL-6: Interleukin 6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; IP-10: Inducible protein-10; CXCL10: C-X-C motif chemokine 10; CRC: Colorectal cancer.

Citation: Tandon K, Imam M, Ismail BES, Castro F. Body mass index and colon cancer screening: The road ahead. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(5): 1371-1376
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i5/1371.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i5.1371