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Review
. 2014:2014:168407.
doi: 10.1155/2014/168407. Epub 2014 May 4.

Inflammation based regulation of cancer cachexia

Jill K Onesti  1 , Denis C Guttridge  2
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Review

Inflammation based regulation of cancer cachexia

Jill K Onesti et al. Biomed Res Int. 2014.

Abstract

Cancer cachexia, consisting of significant skeletal muscle wasting independent of nutritional intake, is a major concern for patients with solid tumors that affects surgical, therapeutic, and quality of life outcomes. This review summarizes the clinical implications, background of inflammatory cytokines, and the origin and sources of procachectic factors including TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1, INF-γ, and PIF. Molecular mechanisms and pathways are described to elucidate the link between the immune response caused by the presence of the tumor and the final result of skeletal muscle wasting.

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