Interleukin 6 as a key regulator of muscle mass during cachexia. Academic Article

abstract

• Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has received significant attention for its regulatory role in muscle wasting during cachexia. This review examines the role of circulating IL-6 for decreasing muscle mass during cancer and emphasizes some of the indirect actions of IL-6 that may cause muscle wasting.

authors

• Carson, James

published proceedings

• Exerc Sport Sci Rev

author list (cited authors)

• Carson, J. A., & Baltgalvis, K. A.

complete list of authors

• Carson, James A||Baltgalvis, Kristen A

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews  Journal

keywords

• Cachexia
• Exercise
• Glycogen
• Humans
• Hypertrophy
• Inflammation
• Interleukin-6
• Muscle, Skeletal
• Neoplasms
• Risk Factors
• Signal Transduction

PubMed Central ID

• 20871233

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/JES.0b013e3181f44f11

start page

• 168

end page

• 176

volume

• 38

issue

• 4