Coix seed oil ameliorates cancer cachexia by counteracting muscle loss and fat lipolysis

• Main Authors: Huiquan Liu (Author), Lu Li (Author), Jun Zou (Author), Ting Zhou (Author), Bangyan Wang (Author), Huihui Sun (Author), Shiying Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer cachexia is a cancer-induced multifactorial debilitating syndrome directly accounting for 20% of cancer deaths without effective therapeutic approaches. It is extremely urgent to explore effective anti-cachexia drugs to ameliorate muscle and fat loss in cachexia patients....