Do extracellular vesicles from obese adipose tissue promote breast cancer malignancy?

Adipose Vesicles & Breast Cancer1 min readUpdated May 27, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed the available evidence and found that 40 studies or assertions support the idea that extracellular vesicles from fat tissue in obese individuals may contribute to more aggressive behavior in breast cancer cells. No studies or assertions in our review contradicted this. These...

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Primary Studies (2)

Obese adipose tissue extracellular vesicles raise breast cancer cell malignancy.

DOI: 10.1530/ERC-19-0507

Targeting the leptin receptor promotes MDA-MB-231 cells’ metabolic reprogramming and malignancy: the role of extracellular vesicles derived from obese adipose tissue

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1568524

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Published
May 27, 2026·Last updated May 27, 2026
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