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Inflammasomes could play an important role in the development of obesity-related colon cancer – News-Medical.Net
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) finds evidence that structures called inflammasomes (a part of the innate…
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) finds evidence that structures called inflammasomes (a part of the innate immune system that helps to regulate inflammation) could play an important role in the development of obesity-associated colon cancer.
The study is by Dr Victoria Catalán and Professor Gema Frühbeck, University Hospital Navarra and CIBEROBN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Pamplona, Spain, and colleagues.
Inflammasomes form part of the…
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