Cachexia: A systemic consequence of progressive, unresolved disease

M Ferrer, TG Anthony, JS Ayres, G Biffi, JC Brown… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cachexia, a systemic wasting condition, is considered a late consequence of diseases,
including cancer, organ failure, or infections, and contributes to significant morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenic obesity: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential

CL Axelrod, WS Dantas, JP Kirwan - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Sarcopenic obesity, or the loss of muscle mass and function associated with excess
adiposity, is a largely untreatable medical condition associated with diminished quality of life …

Context-dependent TGFβ family signalling in cell fate regulation

L Richardson, SG Wilcockson, L Guglielmi… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) family are a large group of evolutionarily conserved
cytokines whose signalling modulates cell fate decision-making across varying cellular …

Endothelial Notch1 signaling in white adipose tissue promotes cancer cachexia

J Taylor, L Uhl, I Moll, SS Hasan, L Wiedmann… - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cachexia 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 …

Muscle wasting: emerging pathways and potential drug targets

A Domaniku, SN Bilgic, S Kir - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Muscle wasting is a serious comorbidity associated with many disorders, including cancer,
kidney disease, heart failure, and aging. Progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass …

Antitumor activities of a defucosylated anti‑EpCAM monoclonal antibody in colorectal carcinoma xenograft models

G Li, H Suzuki, T Ohishi, T Asano… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein, which is
highly expressed on tumor cells. As EpCAM plays a crucial role in cell adhesion, survival …

Can the new adipokine asprosin be a metabolic troublemaker for cardiovascular diseases? A state-of-the-art review

Z Zhang, L Zhu, Z Wang, N Hua, S Hu… - Progress in Lipid Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Adipokines play a significant role in cardiometabolic diseases. Asprosin, a newly discovered
adipokine, was first identified as a glucose-raising protein hormone. Asprosin also …

Caloric restriction and metformin selectively improved LKB1-mutated NSCLC tumor response to chemo-and chemo-immunotherapy

G Ndembe, I Intini, M Moro, C Grasselli, A Panfili… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background About 10% of NSCLCs are mutated in KRAS and impaired in
STK11/LKB1, a genetic background associated with poor prognosis, caused by an increase …

[PDF][PDF] Festa à Brasileira-Significados do Festejar no País que\'Não é Sério\'

RCM Amaral - 1998 - docs.fct.unesp.br
A festa “à brasileira”, constitui uma linguagem simbólica para a qual são traduzidos muitos
dos valores nacionais. Ela é capaz de mediar diferenças sociais e culturais, estabelecendo …

Why do patients with cancer die?

A Boire, K Burke, TR Cox, T Guise… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer is a major cause of global mortality, both in affluent countries and increasingly in
developing nations. Many patients with cancer experience reduced life expectancy and …