Belly Fat Weakens Immune Fitness

Cancer Discov. 2022 Aug 5;12(8):1841-1843. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-0611.

Abstract

Much work has been done to reduce cancer immunosuppression through inhibiting soluble proteins, surface molecules, and suppressive cells. This article shows an important role for the lipid lysophosphatidic acid, whose suppression shows promise as a novel cancer immunotherapeutic, demonstrated in ovarian cancer. See related article by Chae et al., 1904 (5).

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Fat / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon Type I*
  • Lysophospholipids
  • Ovarian Neoplasms* / metabolism

Substances

  • Interferon Type I
  • Lysophospholipids
  • lysophosphatidic acid