Hormonal
Low levels of IL-6 promote satellite cell activation and muscle regeneration, whereas chronically elevated IL-6 levels drive skeletal muscle wasting and cachexia.
Understand that muscle damage and the resulting inflammatory response (including IL-6) are not inherently bad; they are the signals required for muscle repair. However, chronic, unmanaged inflammation (often seen in disease) leads to wasting. Focus on resolving acute inflammation through recovery rather than suppressing all inflammatory markers, as some are necessary for growth.
Low levels of IL-6 can promote activation of satellite cells and myotube regeneration while chronically elevated production promote skeletal muscle wasting.
Why this rating
The paper is a review citing multiple studies (transgenic mice, tumor models, human patients) establishing a strong mechanistic link, though it lacks a single definitive clinical trial.
Source
Skeletal muscle wasting and renewal: a pivotal role of myokine IL-6
José Ernesto Belizário et al. · SpringerPlus · 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-2197-2
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