Fabio Penna
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
University of Turin
Italy
Biography
Fabio PENNA is a Researcher of general pathology at the Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences ,University of Torino, Italy.
Research Interest
Cancer cachexia and muscle wasting: changes in protein metabolism and myogenic potential; pharmacological, nutritional and training approaches to improving muscle wasting in experimental cancer cachexia; stem cell therapy to improve muscle performance and restore myogenesis in cancer hosts.
Publications
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Aversa Z, Pin F, Lucia S, Penna F, Verzaro R, Fazi M, Colasante G, Tirone A, Fanelli FR, Ramaccini C, Costelli P. Autophagy is induced in the skeletal muscle of cachectic cancer patients. Scientific reports. 2016 Jul 27;6:30340.
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Penna F, Bonetto A, Aversa Z, Minero VG, Rossi Fanelli F, Costelli P, Muscaritoli M. Effect of the specific proteasome inhibitor bortezomib on cancerâ€related muscle wasting. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 2016 Jun 1;7(3):345-54.
