Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia

Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) has been recently identified as an endogenous regulator of appetite. Here, using pancreatic cancer as a model of cachexia, the authors demonstrate that LCN2 is a critical mediator of cancer-associated anorexia and may be therapeutically targeted to improve patient outcomes.

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Main Authors: Brennan Olson, Xinxia Zhu, Mason A. Norgard, Peter R. Levasseur, John T. Butler, Abigail Buenafe, Kevin G. Burfeind, Katherine A. Michaelis, Katherine R. Pelz, Heike Mendez, Jared Edwards, Stephanie M. Krasnow, Aaron J. Grossberg, Daniel L. Marks
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22361-3
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author Brennan Olson
Xinxia Zhu
Mason A. Norgard
Peter R. Levasseur
John T. Butler
Abigail Buenafe
Kevin G. Burfeind
Katherine A. Michaelis
Katherine R. Pelz
Heike Mendez
Jared Edwards
Stephanie M. Krasnow
Aaron J. Grossberg
Daniel L. Marks
spellingShingle Brennan Olson
Xinxia Zhu
Mason A. Norgard
Peter R. Levasseur
John T. Butler
Abigail Buenafe
Kevin G. Burfeind
Katherine A. Michaelis
Katherine R. Pelz
Heike Mendez
Jared Edwards
Stephanie M. Krasnow
Aaron J. Grossberg
Daniel L. Marks
Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
Nature Communications
author_facet Brennan Olson
Xinxia Zhu
Mason A. Norgard
Peter R. Levasseur
John T. Butler
Abigail Buenafe
Kevin G. Burfeind
Katherine A. Michaelis
Katherine R. Pelz
Heike Mendez
Jared Edwards
Stephanie M. Krasnow
Aaron J. Grossberg
Daniel L. Marks
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title Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
title_short Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
title_full Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
title_fullStr Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
title_full_unstemmed Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
title_sort lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2021-04-01
description Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) has been recently identified as an endogenous regulator of appetite. Here, using pancreatic cancer as a model of cachexia, the authors demonstrate that LCN2 is a critical mediator of cancer-associated anorexia and may be therapeutically targeted to improve patient outcomes.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22361-3
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