The rationale for preventing cancer cachexia: targeting excessive fatty acid oxidation
Abstract Cachexia commonly occurs at the terminal stage of cancer and has largely unclear molecular mechanisms. A recent study published in Nature Medicine, entitled “Excessive fatty acid oxidation induces muscle atrophy in cancer cachexia,” reveals that cachectic cancer cells can secrete multiple c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40880-016-0129-8 |