| Literature DB >> 26343953 |
Fabio Penna1, Sílvia Busquets2, Josep M Argilés3.
Abstract
Cancer cachexia is a frequent syndrome that dramatically affects patient quality of life, anti-cancer treatment effectiveness, and overall survival. To date, no effective treatment is available and most of the studies are performed in experimental models in order to uncover the underlying mechanisms and to design prospective therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes the most relevant information regarding the use of animal models for studying cancer cachexia. Technical limitations and degree of recapitulation of the features of human cachexia are highlighted, in order to help investigators choose the most suitable model according to study-specific endpoints.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer cachexia; Experimental model; Muscle wasting; Preclinical; Translational
Mesh:
Year: 2015 PMID: 26343953 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.09.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Cell Dev Biol ISSN: 1084-9521 Impact factor: 7.727