Fat Wasting Is Damaging: Role of Adipose Tissue in Cancer-Associated Cachexia

Fat Wasting Is Damaging: Role of Adipose Tissue in Cancer-Associated Cachexia

Loss of body weight, especially loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle weight, characterizes cancer-associated cachexia (CAC). Clinically, therapeutic options for CAC are limited due to the complicated signaling between cancer and other organs. Recent research advances show that adipose tissues...

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Main Authors: Xiaoting Sun, Xiaogang Feng, Xiaojing Wu, Yongtian Lu, Kaihong Chen, Ying Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
adipose tissue
browning
lipolysis
thermogenesis
cancer cachexia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2020.00033/full

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