Pathophysiologic mechanisms and therapeutic methods of sarcopenia in cancer cachexia / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

Sarcopenia is a major clinical characteristic of cancer cachexia .The main pathophysiologic mechanism of sarcopenia related to cancer cachexia is abnormality between anabolic and catabolic pathways of muscle mediated by chronic inflammation .The major treatments for sarcopenia in cancer cachexia currently in-clude hormone therapy , nutrition support , exercise therapy , and other medications , which could not effectively prevent muscle loss or enhance muscle function .Better understanding of the pathogenetic processes of cancer cachexia-related sarcopenia may help in finding targets for an effective therapy .