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Fatty acid synthase inhibition with Orlistat promotes apoptosis and reduces cell growth and lymph node metastasis in a mouse melanoma model

  1. Marco A. Carvalho1,
  2. Karina G. Zecchin2,
  3. Fabiana Seguin1,
  4. Débora C. Bastos1,
  5. Michelle Agostini1,
  6. Ana Lúcia C.A. Rangel1,
  7. Sílvio S. Veiga3,
  8. Helena F. Raposo4,
  9. Helena C.F. Oliveira4,
  10. Massimo Loda5,
  11. Ricardo D. Coletta1,
  12. Edgard Graner1,†,*

Article first published online: 3 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23835

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 123, Issue 11, pages 2557–2565, 1 December 2008

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Carvalho, M. A., Zecchin, K. G., Seguin, F., Bastos, D. C., Agostini, M., Rangel, A. L. C.A., Veiga, S. S., Raposo, H. F., Oliveira, H. C.F., Loda, M., Coletta, R. D. and Graner, E. (2008), Fatty acid synthase inhibition with Orlistat promotes apoptosis and reduces cell growth and lymph node metastasis in a mouse melanoma model. Int. J. Cancer, 123: 2557–2565. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23835

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  2. 2

    Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  3. 3

    Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil

  4. 4

    Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

  5. 5

    Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Pathology Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

  1. †

    Fax: 55-19-2106-5318.

*Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Avenida Limeira 901, CP 52, Areão, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, 13414-018, Brazil

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 SEP 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 SEP 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 NOV 2007

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  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP). Grant Numbers: 04/13903-0, 02/08030-1
  • FAPESP fellowships. Grant Numbers: 05/52631-8, 05/50297-3, 04/13904-6, 04/06397-0
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico fellowships. Grant Numbers: PIBIC-CNPq, 151125/2005-8

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