Pathophysiology of anorexia in the cancer cachexia syndrome
There are numerous causes of anorexia in cachexia. In this article, the authors review the pathophysiology of cancer anorexia and its treatment.
The pathogenesis and treatment of cardiac atrophy in cancer cachexia
This review focuses on the cardiac atrophy associated with cancer cachexia, describing some of the known mechanisms and discussing the current and future therapeutic strategies to treat this condition.
Systemic Inflammation in Cachexia - Is Tumor Cytokine Expression Profile the Culprit?
This study investigates inflammation in the subcutaneous adipose tissue and in the tumor, in weight stable and cachectic cancer patients with same diagnosis, in order to establish correlations between tumor microenvironment and secretory pattern with adipose tissue and systemic inflammation.
Mechanisms of anorexia-cachexia syndrome and rational for treatment with selective ghrelin receptor agonist
Cancer cachexia is a multi-organ, multifactorial and often irreversible syndrome affecting many patients with cancer.
