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Tumour-derived leukaemia inhibitory factor is a major driver of cancer cachexia and morbidity in C26 tumour-bearing mice.
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle - 1 Dec 2018
Kandarian Susan C, Nosacka Rachel L, Delitto Andrea E, Judge Andrew R, Judge Sarah M, Ganey John D, Moreira Jesse D, Jackman Robert W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cancer cachexia is a metabolic wasting syndrome that is strongly associated with a poor prognosis. The initiating factors causing fat and muscle loss are largely unknown. Previously, we found that leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) secreted by C26 colon carcinoma cells was responsible for atrophy in treated myotubes. In the present study, we tested whether C26 tumour-derived LIF is required for cancer...
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