Activated mast cells in skeletal muscle can be a potential mediator for cancer-associated cachexia.
D Brooke WidnerChun LiuQingxia ZhaoSarah SharpMatthew R EberSun H ParkD Clark FilesYusuke ShiozawaPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)
Activated skeletal muscle-resident mast cells are enriched in cachectic muscles, suggesting skeletal-muscle resident mast cells may serve as a biomarker and mediator for cachexia development to improve patient diagnosis and prognosis.