One-carbon metabolism orchestrates multi-tissue metabolic reprogramming in cancer cachexia

TL;DR
Multi-omics profiling across eight tissues in cachexia-bearing mice reveals a coordinated metabolic shift centered on one-carbon metabolism, linked to inflammation, glucose hypermetabolism and muscle atrophy; the pattern recapitulates across five cancer models and a humanized cachexia model, offering a systemic framework for tumor–host metabolic reprogramming and potential intervention targets.
Topics:healthscience#cancer-cachexia#metabolomics#multi-omics#one-carbon-metabolism#science#tissue-metabolism
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