Understanding the common mechanisms of heart and skeletal muscle wasting in cancer cachexia

V Rausch, V Sala, F Penna, PE Porporato, A Ghigo - Oncogenesis, 2021 - nature.com
Cachexia is a severe complication of cancer that adversely affects the course of the disease,
with currently no effective treatments. It is characterized by a progressive atrophy of skeletal …

Redox biology of regulated cell death in cancer: A focus on necroptosis and ferroptosis

C Florean, S Song, M Dicato, M Diederich - Free Radical Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Redox changes and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are part of normal cell
metabolism. While low ROS levels are implicated in cellular signaling pathways necessary …

GDF-15 neutralization alleviates platinum-based chemotherapy-induced emesis, anorexia, and weight loss in mice and nonhuman primates

DM Breen, H Kim, D Bennett, RA Calle, S Collins… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Platinum-based cancer therapy is restricted by dose-limiting side effects and is associated
with elevation of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15). But whether this elevation …

Skeletal muscle deconditioning in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: current knowledge and insights from other cancers

J Mallard, E Hucteau, TJ Hureau… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer represents the most commonly diagnosed cancer while neoadjuvant and
adjuvant chemotherapies are extensively used in order to reduce tumor development and …

Chemotherapy-induced myopathy: the dark side of the cachexia sphere

DG Campelj, CA Goodman, E Rybalka - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In addition to cancer-related factors, anti-cancer chemotherapy treatment
can drive life-threatening body wasting in a syndrome known as cachexia. Emerging …

Barriers to cancer nutrition therapy: excess catabolism of muscle and adipose tissues induced by tumour products and chemotherapy

DL Schiessel, VE Baracos - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2018 - cambridge.org
Cancer-associated malnutrition is driven by reduced dietary intake and by underlying
metabolic changes (such as inflammation, anabolic resistance, proteolysis, lipolysis and …

Targeting mitochondria and oxidative stress in cancer-and chemotherapy-induced muscle wasting

JR Huot, D Baumfalk, A Resendiz… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Cancer is frequently associated with the early appearance of cachexia, a
multifactorial wasting syndrome. If not present at diagnosis, cachexia develops either as a …

Impact of dose, sex, and strain on oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice

UO Warncke, W Toma, JA Meade, AJ Park… - Frontiers in Pain …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common, dose limiting, and long-
lasting side effect of chemotherapy treatment. Unfortunately, no treatment has proven …

The role of mitochondria in phytochemically mediated disease amelioration

YC Koh, CT Ho, MH Pan - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mitochondrial dysfunction may cause cell death, which has recently emerged as a cancer
prevention and treatment strategy mediated by chemotherapy drugs or phytochemicals …

PARP inhibition in platinum-based chemotherapy: Chemopotentiation and neuroprotection

RM McQuade, V Stojanovska, JC Bornstein… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin represent the backbone of platinum therapy for several
malignancies including head and neck, lung, colorectal, ovarian, breast, and genitourinary …