Activated mast cells in skeletal muscle can be a potential mediator for cancer‐associated cachexia

Abstract Background Eighty per cent of United States advanced cancer patients faces a worsened prognosis due to cancer‐associated cachexia. Inflammation is one driver of muscle atrophy in cachexia, and skeletal muscle‐resident immune cells could be a source of inflammation. This study explores the e...

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Main Authors: D. Brooke Widner, Chun Liu, Qingxia Zhao, Sarah Sharp, Matthew R. Eber, Sun H. Park, D. Clark Files, Yusuke Shiozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12714