Inflammation: roles in skeletal muscle atrophy

Y Ji, M Li, M Chang, R Liu, J Qiu, K Wang, C Deng… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Various diseases can cause skeletal muscle atrophy, usually accompanied by inflammation,
mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, decreased protein synthesis, and enhanced …

Lessons learned from the discovery and development of the sesquiterpene lactones in cancer therapy and prevention

IA Cheikh, C El-Baba, A Youssef… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) are one of the most diverse bioactive
secondary metabolites found in plants and exhibit a broad range of therapeutic properties …

Atractylenolide I ameliorates cancer cachexia through inhibiting biogenesis of IL‐6 and tumour‐derived extracellular vesicles

M Fan, X Gu, W Zhang, Q Shen… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Atractylenolide I (AI) is a natural sesquiterpene lactone isolated from
Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, known as Baizhu in traditional Chinese medicine. AI has …

Molecular mechanisms and current treatment options for cancer cachexia

SS Ahmad, K Ahmad, S Shaikh, HJ You, EY Lee, S Ali… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The primary characteristics of cancer cachexia are weakness, weight loss,
atrophy, fat reduction, and systemic inflammation. Cachexia is strongly associated with …

Targeting cancer cachexia: Molecular mechanisms and clinical study

YF Wang, ZY An, DH Lin, WL Jin - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer cachexia is a complex systemic catabolism syndrome characterized by muscle
wasting. It affects multiple distant organs and their crosstalk with cancer constitute cancer …

Evaluation and management of body composition changes in cancer patients

J Wang, S Tan, L Gianotti, G Wu - Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Wasting in cancer patients has long been recognized as a condition that adversely affects
cancer patients' quality of life, treatment tolerance, and oncological outcomes. Historically …

Baicalin inhibited both the Furin/TGFβ1/Smad3/TSP-1 pathway in endothelial cells and the AKT/Ca2+/ROS pathway in platelets to ameliorate inflammatory …

P Wang, J Wu, Q Wang, S Zhuang, J Zhao, Y Yu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inflammatory coagulopathy is resulted from endothelial dysfunction and platelet
hyperactivation in inflammatory diseases. In this study, the effects of baicalin, an active …

Carnosol attenuated atrophy of C2C12 myotubes induced by tumour‐derived exosomal miR‐183‐5p through inhibiting Smad3 pathway activation and keeping …

JX Kuang, Q Shen, RQ Zhang, QY Fang… - Basic & Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐derived exosomes are involved in the development of cancer cachexia. Carnosol,
which exhibited ameliorating effects on cancer cachexia of C26 tumour‐bearing mice in our …

Piceatannol, a dietary polyphenol, alleviates adipose tissue loss in pre-clinical model of cancer-associated cachexia via lipolysis inhibition

JC Kershaw, BD Elzey, XX Guo, KH Kim - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is the nutrition-independent loss of lean muscle and
adipose tissues, and results in reduced chemotherapy effectiveness and increased mortality …

Carnosol ameliorated cancer cachexia-associated myotube atrophy by targeting P5CS and its downstream pathways

QY Fang, YP Wang, RQ Zhang, M Fan… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Carnosol exhibited ameliorating effects on muscle atrophy of mice developed
cancer cachexia in our previous research. Method: Here, the ameliorating effects of carnosol …