STAT3 Activation in Skeletal Muscle Links Muscle Wasting and the Acute Phase Response in Cancer Cachexia

BACKGROUND: Cachexia, or weight loss despite adequate nutrition, significantly impairs quality of life and response to therapy in cancer patients. In cancer patients, skeletal muscle wasting, weight loss and mortality are all positively associated with increased serum cytokines, particularly Interle...

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Autores principales: Bonetto, Andrea, Aydogdu, Tufan, Kunzevitzky, Noelia, Guttridge, Denis C., Khuri, Sawsan, Koniaris, Leonidas G., Zimmers, Teresa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21799891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022538

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