Cytokines and Chemokines in Cancer Cachexia and Its Long-Term Impact on COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Cancer cachexia remains a serious public health concern worldwide, particularly as cancer rates rise. Treatment is endangered, and survival is reduced, because this illness is commonly misdiagnosed and undertreated. Although weight loss is the most evident sign of cachexia, there are other early metabolic and inflammatory changes that occur before the most obvious symptoms appear. Cachexia-related inflammation is induced by a combination of factors, one of which is the release of inflammation-promoting chemicals by the tumor. Today, more scientists are beginning to believe that the development of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) related cachexia is similar to cancer-related cachexia. It is worth noting that patients infected with COVID-19 have a significant inflammatory response and can develop cache

SUBMITTER: Singh SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8834385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature