Effects of visfatin on endometrial carcinoma progression were examined.
Visfatin stimulated proliferation and inhibited apoptosis of both Ishikawa and KLE cells.
Visfatin promoted Ishikawa xenograft growth in vivo, exhibiting with stronger proliferation index (Ki-67) expression.
Visfatin effects were abrogated by inhibiting PI3K (LY294002) and MEK (U0126).
Visfatin promotes endometrial cancer progression via PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK signalling.