Preface
Nathan A. Berger
Contributors
Chapter 1: Relevance of Circadian Rhythm in Cancer
Luciano DiTacchio, Kacee A. DiTacchio, and Satchidananda Panda
Chapter 2: Environmental Manipulation and Neuropeptide Effects on Energy Balance and Cancer
Lei Cao
Chapter 3: The MRL Mouse: A Model of Regeneration and Cancer
Ellen Herber-Katz and Robert K. Naviaux
Chapter 4: Living Large: What Mouse Models Reveal about Growth Hormone and Obesity
Darlene E. Berryman, Lara Householder, Vivian Lesende, Edward O. List, John J. Kopchick
Chapter 5: Mouse Models to Study Obesity Effects on Hematologic Malignancies
Jonathan Tucci and Steven D. Mittelman
Chapter 6: Energy Balance, IGF-1 and Cancer: Causal Lessons from Genetically Engineered Mice
Stephen D. Hursting, Emily L. Rossi, Laura W. Bowers, and Laura M. Lashinger
Chapter 7: Mouse Models to Study Leptin in Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Praveena S. Thiagarajan and Ofer Reizes
Chapter 8: Mouse Models used to study the effects of Diabetes, Insulin and IGFs on cancer
Zara Zelenko, Derek LeRoith, Emily J. Gallagher
Chapter 9: Impact of Energy Balance on Chemically Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in the Rat
Henry J. Thompson
Chapter 10: Models and Mechanisms of High Fat Diet Promotion of Pancreatic Cancer
Hui-Hua Chang, Guido Eibl, and Enrique Rozengurt
Chapter 11: Maternal energetics and the developmental origins of prostate cancer in offspring
Emily C. Benesh and Kelle H. Moley
Chapter 12: Mouse Models to Study the Effect of Natural Products on Obesity Associated NAFLD/NASH
Dipali Sharma and Neeraj K. Saxena
Chapter 13: Mouse Models to Study Metformin Effects in Carcinogenesis
Abraham Schneider
Subject Index
About the Author: Nathan A. Berger is a Distinguished University Professor. He is the Hanna-Payne Professor of Experimental Medicine, Director of the Center for Science, Health and Society. He is Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Oncology at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine. Dr. Berger is a member of many professional societies including the American Society of Hematology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians. Dr. Berger serves on many national peer review panels and committees for the National Cancer Institute. He has published over 200 scientific papers and has received 5,443 citations.
