Cancer cachexia induces morphological and inflammatory changes in the intestinal mucosa

Abstract Background Cachexia is a multifactorial and multiorgan syndrome associated with cancer and other chronic diseases and characterized by severe involuntary body weight loss, disrupted metabolism, inflammation, anorexia, fatigue, and diminished quality of life. This syndrome affects around 50%...

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Main Authors: Raquel G.F. Costa, Paula L. Caro, Emídio M. deMatos‐Neto, Joanna D.C.C. Lima, Katrin Radloff, Michele J. Alves, Rodolfo G. Camargo, Ana Flávia M. Pessoa, Estefania Simoes, Patrícia Gama, Denise C. Cara, Aloísio S.F. daSilva, Welbert O. Pereira, Linda F. Maximiano, Paulo S.M. deAlcântara, José P. Otoch, Giorgio Trinchieri, Alessandro Laviano, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Marília Seelaender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12449