Pathophysiology of radiation-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer

SN King, NE Dunlap, PA Tennant, T Pitts - Dysphagia, 2016 - Springer
Oncologic treatments, such as curative radiotherapy and chemoradiation, for head and neck
cancer can cause long-term swallowing impairments (dysphagia) that negatively impact …

The emerging role of skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism as a biological target and cellular regulator of cancer-induced muscle wasting

JA Carson, JP Hardee, BN VanderVeen - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
While skeletal muscle mass is an established primary outcome related to understanding
cancer cachexia mechanisms, considerable gaps exist in our understanding of muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the relationship of IL-6 signaling to cancer cachexia progression

KL Hetzler, JP Hardee, MJ Puppa, AA Narsale… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
A devastating aspect of cancer cachexia is severe loss of muscle and fat mass. Though
cachexia occurs in both sexes, it is not well-defined in the female. The Apc Min/+ mouse is …

Eccentric contraction-induced myofiber growth in tumor-bearing mice

JP Hardee, JE Mangum, S Gao… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Cancer cachexia is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass. While
mouse skeletal muscle's response to an acute bout of stimulated low-frequency concentric …

Radiation induces long‐term muscle fibrosis and promotes a fibrotic phenotype in fibro‐adipogenic progenitors

N Collao, D D'Souza, L Messeiller… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radiation‐induced muscle pathology, characterized by muscle atrophy and
fibrotic tissue accumulation, is the most common debilitating late effect of therapeutic …

Muscle wasting in cancer: opportunities and challenges for exercise in clinical cancer trials

CM Fairman, S Lønbro, TD Cardaci… - JCSM rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Low muscle in cancer is associated with an increase in treatment‐related
toxicities and is a predictor of cancer‐related and all‐cause mortality. The mechanisms of …

In situ macrophage phenotypic transition is affected by altered cellular composition prior to acute sterile muscle injury

A Patsalos, A Pap, T Varga, G Trencsenyi… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The in situ phenotypic switch of macrophages is delayed in acute injury following
irradiation. The combination of bone marrow transplantation and local muscle radiation …

Inflammatory signalling regulates eccentric contraction‐induced protein synthesis in cachectic skeletal muscle

JP Hardee, BR Counts, S Gao… - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Skeletal muscle responds to eccentric contractions (ECC) with an anabolic
response that involves the induction of protein synthesis through the mechanistic target of …

Lewis lung carcinoma regulation of mechanical stretch-induced protein synthesis in cultured myotubes

S Gao, JA Carson - American journal of physiology-Cell …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Mechanical stretch can activate muscle and myotube protein synthesis through mammalian
target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling. While it has been established that …

The Effect of Estradiol Administration on Muscle Mass Loss and Cachexia Progression in Female ApcMin/+ Mice

BR Counts, DK Fix, KL Hetzler… - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial muscle wasting condition characterized by severe body
weight and muscle mass loss which is secondary to chronic disease. The mechanistic …