Elisenda Alsina-Sanchis

Sep 25, 2023 | nature.com | Leonie Uhl |Benedetto Daniele Giaimo |Tobias Friedrich |Elisenda Alsina-Sanchis |David Sprinzak |Carolin Mogler | +5 more

AbstractCachexia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with cancer and is characterized by weight loss due to adipose and muscle tissue wasting. Hallmarks of white adipose tissue (WAT) remodeling, which often precedes weight loss, are impaired lipid storage, inflammation and eventually fibrosis. Tissue wasting occurs in response to tumor-secreted factors.