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Francisco J. López-Soriano

Francisco J. López-Soriano

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
19013
World Ranking
16824
National Ranking
230

Overview

Francisco J. López-Soriano is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work also spans several subfields including Physiology, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects with emphasis on Nutrition and Health in Aging and Muscle Physiology and Disorders. Other notable areas include Evolution and Paleontology Studies, GDF15 and Related Biomarkers, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, and Exercise and Physiological Responses.

Recent publications by Francisco J. López-Soriano include:

  • Cancer-associated cachexia - understanding the tumour macroenvironment and microenvironment to improve management, 2023, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • Effect of Cancer-Related Cachexia and Associated Changes in Nutritional Status, Inflammatory Status, and Muscle Mass on Immunotherapy Efficacy and Survival in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, 2023, Cancers
  • A small Cretaceous crocodyliform in a dinosaur nesting ground and the origin of sebecids, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The atypical β-blocker S-oxprenolol reduces cachexia and improves survival in a rat cancer cachexia model, 2022, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Effects of S-pindolol in mouse pancreatic and lung cancer cachexia models, 2023, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Frequent co-authors collaborating with López-Soriano include Sílvia Busquets, Josep M. Argilés, Queralt Jové, Edson Alves de Lima, and Natalia Álvarez Ladrón.

The main publication venues where López-Soriano's work appears include Scientific Reports, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Cancers, and European Journal of Cancer Care.

Best Publications

  • Cancer cachexia: understanding the molecular basis

    Josep M. Argilés;Sílvia Busquets;Britta Stemmler;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • LPS induces apoptosis in macrophages mostly through the autocrine production of TNF-α

    Jordi Xaus;Moònica Comalada;Annabel F. Valledor;Jorge Lloberas

  • Tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediates changes in tissue protein turnover in a rat cancer cachexia model.

    Paola Costelli;Neus Carbo;Luciana Tessitore;Gregory J. Bagby

  • Resveratrol, a Natural Product Present in Wine, Decreases Tumour Growth in a Rat Tumour Model

    Neus Carbó;Paola Costelli;Francesco M. Baccino;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • Cachexia and sarcopenia: mechanisms and potential targets for intervention.

    Josep M Argilés;Silvia Busquets;Britta Stemmler;Francisco J López-Soriano

  • The role of cytokines in cancer cachexia.

    Josep M. Argilés;Francisco J. López‐Soriano

  • The role of cytokines in cancer cachexia.

    Josep M Argilés;Sílvia Busquets;Miriam Toledo;Francisco J López-Soriano

  • Inter-tissue communication in cancer cachexia

    Josep M Argilés;Britta Stemmler;Francisco J López-Soriano;Silvia Busquets

  • The metabolic basis of cancer cachexia

    Josep M. Argilés;Belén Alvarez;Francisco Javier López-Soriano

  • Cross-talk between skeletal muscle and adipose tissue: a link with obesity?

    Josep M. Argilés;Joaquín López-Soriano;Vanessa Almendro;Sílvia Busquets

  • Molecular mechanisms involved in muscle wasting in cancer and ageing: cachexia versus sarcopenia.

    Josep M. Argilés;Sílvia Busquets;Antonio Felipe;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • TNF Can Directly Induce the Expression of Ubiquitin-Dependent Proteolytic System in Rat Soleus Muscles

    Marta Llovera;Cèlia Garcı́a-Martı́nez;Neus Agell;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • IGF-1 is downregulated in experimental cancer cachexia.

    Paola Costelli;Maurizio Muscaritoli;Maurizio Bossola;Fabio Penna

  • The cachexia score (CASCO): a new tool for staging cachectic cancer patients

    Josep M. Argilés;Francisco J. López-Soriano;Míriam Toledo;Angelica Betancourt

  • Anticachectic effects of formoterol: a drug for potential treatment of muscle wasting.

    Sílvia Busquets;Maria T. Figueras;Gemma Fuster;Vanessa Almendro

  • Cytokines in the pathogenesis of cancer cachexia.

    Josep M. Argilés;Sílvia Busquets;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • Interleukin-15 antagonizes muscle protein waste in tumour-bearing rats

    N Carbó;J López-Soriano;P Costelli;S Busquets

  • Interleukin-15 mediates reciprocal regulation of adipose and muscle mass: a potential role in body weight control.

    Neus Carbó;Joaquı́n López-Soriano;Paola Costelli;Belén Alvarez

  • Journey from cachexia to obesity by TNF

    Josep M. Argilés;Joaquín López-Soriano;Sílvia Busquets;Francisco J. López-Soriano

  • Tumour necrosis factor-α increases the ubiquitinization of rat skeletal muscle proteins

    Cèlia García-Martínez;Neus Agell;Marta Llovera;Francisco J. López-Soriano

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep M. Argilés
Josep M. Argilés University of Barcelona
Neus Agell
Neus Agell University of Barcelona
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Ricquier
Daniel Ricquier Université Paris Cité
Antonio Celada
Antonio Celada University of Barcelona
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Laurence G. Rahme
Laurence G. Rahme Harvard University
François Lépine
François Lépine Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Michael N. Mindrinos
Michael N. Mindrinos Stanford University
Miquel Ribas-Carbo
Miquel Ribas-Carbo University of the Balearic Islands

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