ADIPOQ and prostate cancer: Adiponectin was shown to stimulate JNK activation in prostate cancer DU145, PC-3, and LNCaP-FGC cells, hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells, and C2C12 myoblasts, but also drastically suppress constitutive STAT-3 activation in DU145 and HepG2 cells [74].