Indonesian Journal of Urology
Vol 32 No 2 (2025)

OBESITY PROFILE AS A RISK FACTOR IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA PATIENTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Ilham Bagas Setyawan (Unknown)
Ferry Safriadi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 May 2025

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the profile of obesity as a risk factor for developing RCC. Material & Methods: This study is a library research study with journals, articles, and opinions of related experts taken from Google Scholar and Pubmed which was uploaded in 2019-2023. Results: 7 articles met the inclusion, exclusion and topic relevance criteria. Several journals stated that obesity is a strong risk factor for the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), although opposite results were found in one study regarding obesity and the prognostic outcome of RCC patients. Discussion: The mechanism of obesity in increasing the risk of RCC is a complex process, which involves the process of insulin resistance, inflammation by pro-inflammatory cytokines, angiogenesis, and proliferative effects as a result of the role of insulin as one of the most important anabolic hormones capable of stimulating cell proliferation, and is exacerbated by imbalanced cell anti-apoptotic mechanisms. Conclusion: No relationship was found between the lipid profile and the incidence of RCC. Little research has been done on lipid profiles for RCC, considering that the largest RCC subtype, ccRCC, is characterized by the accumulation of lipids and glycogen, which has implications for changes in fatty acid and glucose metabolism in its etiology. Further studies are needed to examine the effect of lipid profiles on the risk of renal cell carcinoma. Keywords: Carcinogenesis, obesity profile, renal cell carcinoma.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

juri

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

The aim of Indonesian Journal of Urology is to encompass the whole spectrum of urology. The journal publishes papers on a wide range of urological issues such as oncology, functional urology, reconstructive urology, laparoscopy, robotic surgery, endourology, female urology, andrology, pediatric ...