Therapeutic strategies against cancer cachexia

• Main Authors: Josep M. Argilés (Author), Francisco Javier López-Soriano (Author), Britta Stemmler (Author), Silvia Busquets (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: PAGEPress Publications, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Cancer cachexia has two main components: anorexia and metabolic alterations. The main changes associated with the development of this multi-organic syndrome are glucose intolerance, fat depletion and muscle protein hypercatabolism. The aim of this paper is to review the more recent therapeutic appro...