Clinical nutrition ESPENHumansFollistatinMaleMyostatinFemale
Myostatin, activin-A and follistatin are produced by the tumor in head and neck cancer and likely contribute to sarcopenia: A case-control, cross-sectional exploratory study.
Nicolas Saroul, Alexis Dissard, Bruno Pereira, Thierry Mom, Yves Boirie, Laurent Gilain, Mathilde Puechmaille, Veronique Patrac, Jérôme Salles, Stéphane Walrand
Published: 202610.1016/j.clnesp.2025.11.159
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Myostatin (M), activin-A (A) and follistatin (F), three TGF-β superfamily members, play a role in cancer sarcopenia. The aim of our study was to assess the association of MAF in head and neck cancer (HNC) skeletal muscle loss. MA…
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