Mitochondria dysfunction in lung cancer-induced muscle wasting in C2C12 myotubes

Aims: Cancer cachexia is a syndrome which results in severe loss of muscle mass and marked fatigue. Conditioned media from cachexia-inducing cancer cells triggers metabolic dysfunction in skeletal muscle, including decreased mitochondrial respiration, which may contribute to fatigue. We hypothesized...

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Main Authors: McLean, Julie B., Moylan, Jennifer S., Andrade, Francisco H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270181/