CEBPB and neoplasm: It remains unknown whether the SC numbers and activity recover when the inflammatory milieu resolves, but given that tumor resection can improve cachexia, it is likely that the persistence of C/EBPβ in muscle SCs in the cachectic animal is transient.48 In our experiments, we can, however, detect an increase in C/EBPβ expression up to a week after removal from the cachectic milieu.