Diabetes Mellitus and Gastric Cancer: Correlation and Potential Mechanisms

Figure 1

Potential mechanisms between DM and GC. Abb: IL-2: interleukin-2; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; INF-γ: interferon-gamma; TILS: tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; IGF: insulin-like growth factor; IGFBP: insulin-like growth factor binding protein; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; EMT: epithelial-mesenchymal transition.