Skeletal muscles, accounting for 40% of mammalian body mass, exhibit pronounced heterogeneity due to distinct anatomical locations. Animal husbandry excessively focuses on longissimus dorsi (LDM) development, while neglecting other muscles. In this study, we integrated Bulk RNA Sequencing (bulk R...
This study employed untargeted serum metabolomics to delineate the specific metabolic landscape of cancer cachexia in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. By analyzing LC-MS raw data from 133 patients (64 discovery, 69 validation), we identified and validated key cachexia-associated meta...