An immune-sympathetic neuron communication axis guides adipose tissue browning in cancer-associated cachexia [Physiology]

Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a hypermetabolic syndrome characterized by unintended weight loss due to the atrophy of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. A phenotypic switch from white to beige adipocytes, a phenomenon called browning, accelerates CAC by increasing the dissipation of energy as heat. Addressing the mechanisms of white adipose...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Hao Xie, Christoph Heier, Xia Meng, Latifa Bakiri, Isabella Pototschnig, Zhiyuan Tang, Silvia Schauer, Vanessa J. Baumgartner, Gernot F. Grabner, Gernot Schabbauer, Heimo Wolinski, Graham R. Robertson, Gerald Hoefler, Wenwen Zeng, Erwin F. Wagner, Martina Tags: Physiology Biological Sciences Source Type: research