Figure 1.

Adipocytes function in tumor progression. Adipocytes play a major role in the inflammatory modulation and endocrine function. It acts directly and/or indirectly on tumor progression, although some mechanisms are still unknown, such as the role of pink adipocytes on the tumor cells. The figure shows the great plasticity between brown, beige and white adipocytes with the influence of some inducers and the capacity of those cells to orchestrate the tumor microenvironment, through energy supply and immunomodulation.