Obesity is associated with an increased risk of colitis-associated cancer (CAC). Here Ostermann et al. show that a high-fat diet induces insulin resistance in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and that genetic inactivation of insulin and IGF1 signalling in IECs impairs intestinal regeneration and enhances tumour formation in a CAC mouse model.
- A. L. Ostermann
- C. M. Wunderlich
- F. T. Wunderlich
