Gut hormones, appetite suppression and cachexia in patients with pulmonary TB.

Gut hormones, appetite suppression and cachexia in patients with pulmonary TB.

Cachexia is a hallmark of pulmonary tuberculosis and is associated with poor prognosis. A better understanding of the mechanisms behind such weight loss could reveal targets for therapeutic intervention. The role of appetite-regulatory hormones in tuberculosis is unknown.41 subjects with newly-diagn...

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Main Authors: Suzanne W Chang, William S Pan, Daniel Lozano Beltran, Lizet Oleyda Baldelomar, Marco Antonio Solano, Iskra Tuero, Jon S Friedland, Faustino Torrico, Robert H Gilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3554726?pdf=render

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