CFL1 and neoplasm: Moreover, leptin acts as a growth factor in a variety of human cells, including both normal cells and tumor cells, which regulates the process of differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis thus stimulate the tumorigenesis and development of tumors through mediating JAK/STAT3 pathway, RhoA/LIMK1/Cofilin pathway, and MAPK/ERK pathway, [69].