PhysiologybioRxiv
Targeting interleukin-1 for reversing fat browning and muscle wasting in infantile nephropathic cystinosis
W. W. Cheung, S. Hao, R. Zheng…·R. H. Mak
This paper shows that anakinra, an IL-1 receptor antagonist, reduces fat browning and muscle wasting in Ctns-/- mice, suggesting it could treat cachexia in infantile nephropathic cystinosis.
DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12744