Capsaicin alleviates cisplatin-induced muscle loss and atrophy in vitro and in vivo.

Ko-Chieh HuangYi-Fen ChiangTsui-Chin HuangHsin-Yuan ChenPo-Han LinMohamed AliShih Min Hsia

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2022)

These findings suggest that capsaicin can restore cisplatin-induced imbalance between protein synthesis and protein degradation pathways and it may have protective effects against cisplatin-induced muscle atrophy.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
protein protein
small molecule