Abstract
Cachexia is a complex syndrome. The main components of this pathological state are anorexia and metabolic abnormalities such as glucose intolerance, fat depletion, and muscle protein catabolism among others. The aim of the present article is to review the different therapeutic approaches that have been designed to fight and counteract muscle wasting in different pathological states such as cancer, AIDS and chronic heart failure.
Keywords: cachexia, cancer, aids, chronic heart failure, anorexia, tumor therapy
Current Drug Targets
Title: The Pharmacological Treatment of Cachexia
Volume: 5 Issue: 3
Author(s): Josep M. Argiles, Vanessa Almendro, Sílvia Busquets and Francisco J. Lopez-Soriano
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Keywords: cachexia, cancer, aids, chronic heart failure, anorexia, tumor therapy
Abstract: Cachexia is a complex syndrome. The main components of this pathological state are anorexia and metabolic abnormalities such as glucose intolerance, fat depletion, and muscle protein catabolism among others. The aim of the present article is to review the different therapeutic approaches that have been designed to fight and counteract muscle wasting in different pathological states such as cancer, AIDS and chronic heart failure.
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Argiles M. Josep, Almendro Vanessa, Busquets Sílvia and Lopez-Soriano J. Francisco, The Pharmacological Treatment of Cachexia, Current Drug Targets 2004; 5 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450043490505
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450043490505 |
Print ISSN 1389-4501 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-5592 |
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