TNF-α is associated with loss of lean body mass only in already cachectic COPD patients

BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation may contribute to cachexia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this longitudinal study we assessed the association between circulating C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1ß, and IL-6 levels and sub...

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Autores principales: Eagan, Tomas ML, Gabazza, Esteban C, D’Alessandro-Gabazza, Corina, Gil-Bernabe, Paloma, Aoki, Shinya, Hardie, Jon A, Bakke, Per S, Wagner, Peter D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22708547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-13-48

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