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Josep M. Argilés

Researcher at University of Barcelona

Publications -  316
Citations -  21871

Josep M. Argilés is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cachexia & Skeletal muscle. The author has an hindex of 73, co-authored 310 publications receiving 19675 citations. Previous affiliations of Josep M. Argilés include University of Turin & University of Alcalá.

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Cancer cachexia: understanding the molecular basis

TL;DR: The occurrence of cachexia in cancer patients is dependent on the patient response to tumour progression, including the activation of the inflammatory response and energetic inefficiency involving the mitochondria, and crosstalk between different cell types ultimately seems to result in muscle wasting.