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ReviewLipids in health and disease2025

FABP4 in lipid metabolism and the tumor microenvironment: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.

Mengyun Wang, Michael Hawanga, Senlin Wan, Chengwei Wu, Changming Liang, Xu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Fangshuai Hu, Yongchun Liu, Zhenyuan Li and 4 more

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Review in Lipids in health and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Mengyun Wang *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Michael Hawanga *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Senlin WanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Chengwei WuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Changming LiangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Xu ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Dawei ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Fangshuai HuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Yongchun LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Zhenyuan LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Yabin XiaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Li XuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Xiaoming WangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China.
Xiaoxu HuangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No.2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China. xiaoxuhuang1984@163.com.

Funding

Anhui Provincial Health Commission Provincial Financial Key Projects AHWJ2023A10126National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372707Natural Science Research Project of Higher Education in Anhui Province 2023AH040254Natural Science Research Project of Higher Education in Anhui Province 2023AH051771University-Level Scientific Research Project of Wannan Medical College WK2024XS61
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), a key member of the fatty acid-binding protein family, is involved primarily in fatty acid transport, metabolic regulation, and inflammatory signaling. In recent years, numerous studies have shown that abnormal FABP4 expression in various tumors influences the metabolism of lipids and its metabolic products in tumors, significantly regulating tumor progression through processes such as oxidative stress, epithelial‒mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, and the immune microenvironment. This review focuses on the role of FABP4 in tumors and systematically elucidates the specific mechanisms through which FABP4 regulates lipid metabolism and alters the tumor microenvironment. This review also provides an in-depth analysis of the complex network relationship between FABP4-mediated lipid metabolism and the tumor microenvironment and reveals the critical role of FABP4 in tumor occurrence, development, and metastasis, offering a new theoretical basis and potential targets for tumor therapy.

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Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsLipid MetabolismNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeovascularization, PathologicOxidative StressSignal TransductionFABP4 protein, humanFatty Acid-Binding ProteinsCancerFABP4Lipid metabolismTargeted therapyTumor microenvironment

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PMID41408563
PMCPMC12860051

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