Epigenetic targeting of bromodomain protein BRD4 counteracts cancer cachexia and prolongs survival
oleh: Marco Segatto, Raffaella Fittipaldi, Fabrizio Pin, Roberta Sartori, Kyung Dae Ko, Hossein Zare, Claudio Fenizia, Gianpietro Zanchettin, Elisa Sefora Pierobon, Shinji Hatakeyama, Cosimo Sperti, Stefano Merigliano, Marco Sandri, Panagis Filippakopoulos, Paola Costelli, Vittorio Sartorelli, Giuseppina Caretti
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Cachexia is a metabolic syndrome leading to muscle and adipose tissue loss in majority of cancer patients. Here the authors show that, in a mouse model, BET inhibitor JQ1 counteracts muscle and adipose tissue wasting tempering cachexia and prolonging survival through a mechanism unrelated to tumour growth.