Ana Regina Cabrera Data-verified

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Graduate Assistant

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

8 h-index 39 pubs 185 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ana Regina Cabrera's research investigates the mechanisms of cancer cachexia, a complex metabolic syndrome characterized by involuntary weight loss and muscle wasting in cancer patients. Her work has explored the temporal progression of cachexia, highlighting biphasic transcriptional disruptions in skeletal muscle that differ between sexes. Cabrera's studies have revealed that females may exhibit preserved muscle quality compared to males during early stages of cachexia, and have examined the role of specific genes and microRNAs in regulating muscle mass and function in both healthy and disease states. Her research has also touched on the efficacy of specific interventions, such as mitochondrial antioxidants, in mitigating muscle wasting and improving contractile function in preclinical models. Cabrera has published extensively on these topics, with a notable focus on sex-specific differences in disease progression and response.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 39
  • Citations: 185

Selected Publications

  • The Age‐Dependent Resident Myonuclear Multi‐Omic Response to an Acute Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Stimulus in Mice (2026)
  • Skeletal muscle methylome-transcriptome disruptions during the onset and progression of colorectal cancer-induced cachexia (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Age-Dependent Resident Myonuclear Multi-Omic Response to a Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophic Stimulus (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Transcriptomic analysis demonstrates moderators of muscle quality are altered in age-related sarcopenic obesity (2025)
  • Aerobic Exercise Training Does Not Attenuate Fibrosis In Autologous Repaired Vml-injured Skeletal Muscle (2025)
  • Promoting mitochondrial fusion is protective against cancer-induced muscle detriments in males and females (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Landscape of clinical trials in cancer cachexia: assessment of trends from 1995–2024 (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Global mitophagy inhibition via BNIP3 ablation is not sufficient to alleviate skeletal muscle impairments in male and female tumor-bearing mice (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Myocellular adaptations to short‐term weighted wheel‐running exercise are largely conserved during C26‐tumour induction in male and female mice (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Landscape of Clinical Trials in Cancer Cachexia: Assessment of Trends From 1995-2024 (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Transcriptional analysis of cancer cachexia: conserved and unique features across preclinical models and biological sex (2024)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mitochondrial antioxidant SkQ1 attenuates C26 cancer-induced muscle wasting in males and improves muscle contractility in female tumor-bearing mice (2024)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring heterogeneity: a dive into preclinical models of cancer cachexia (2024)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The mechanosensitive gene <i>arrestin domain containing 2</i> regulates myotube diameter with direct implications for disuse atrophy with aging (2024)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Leucine Supplementation Exacerbates Morbidity in Male but Not Female Mice with Colorectal Cancer-Induced Cachexia (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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