Little is known about whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes that encode adiponectin (ADIPOQ), leptin (LEP), adiponectin receptor 1 (ADIPOR1), adiponectin receptor 2 (ADIPOR2), and leptin receptor (LEPR) are associated with endometrial cancer.
Transcripts for Acrp30 receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) and leptin receptor (Ob-Rb) were detected by quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) in six endometrial cancer cell lines.
Lack of correlation between leptin receptor expression and PI3-K/Akt signaling pathway proteins immunostaining in endometrioid-type endometrial carcinomas.