@article{5d95ea76cc884343b8d92c33589c25d1,
title = "Obesity, Inflammatory Signaling, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma-An Enlarging Link",
abstract = "There is growing evidence that obesity increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In a recent issue of Cell, Park et al. show that IL-6 and TNF signaling through activation of STAT3 are critical for obesity-promoted HCC development, underscoring the important role of inflammatory pathways in hepatocarcinogenesis.",
author = "Sara Toffanin and Friedman, {Scott L.} and Llovet, {Josep M.}",
note = "Funding Information: J.M.L. has grants from National Institute of Health, NIDDK 1R01DK076986-01, National Institute of Health (Spain) grant I+D Program (SAF-2007-61898), and Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. J.M.L. and the HCC Consortium are recipients of the AACR-Landon Innovator International award. S.L.F. has grants from the National Institutes of Health (1RO1DK37340 and 1RO1DK56621).",
year = "2010",
month = feb,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1016/j.ccr.2010.01.018",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "115--117",
journal = "Cancer Cell",
issn = "1535-6108",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "2",
}