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MOTS-c in cancer cachexia: muscle preservation was incomplete

Researchers studied differentiated muscle cells and mice bearing Colon-26 tumors, measuring muscle mass and metabolic signaling.

Preclinical studyPaper year: 2026MOTS-c

01 / DESIGN

What was studied?

Researchers studied differentiated muscle cells and mice bearing Colon-26 tumors, measuring muscle mass and metabolic signaling.

02 / FINDINGS

What did the researchers report?

Selected muscle measurements were preserved and mitochondrial-biogenesis markers changed. Total body-weight and fat loss were not prevented.

03 / LIMITS

How should it be interpreted?

Preserving one tissue endpoint is not reversal of the whole cachexia syndrome. The study did not evaluate human cancer patients or establish effects on cancer outcomes.

Voltera Peptide editorial reading note. Based on the linked source record. Methods and corrections.

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