"Cachexia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
General ill health, malnutrition, and weight loss, usually associated with chronic disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D002100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.243.963.500.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cachexia" by people in Profiles.
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Testosterone replacement therapy in patients with cachexia: a contemporary review of the literature. Sex Med Rev. 2024 Jun 26; 12(3):469-476.
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Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (Nausea, Anorexia and Cachexia, Constipation) in Advanced Illness. Med Clin North Am. 2020 May; 104(3):439-454.
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Cellular mechanisms promoting cachexia and how they are opposed by sirtuins 1. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Apr; 97(4):235-245.
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Phases of Metabolic and Soft Tissue Changes in Months Preceding a Diagnosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2019 05; 156(6):1742-1752.
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Relationship between efficacy outcomes and weight gain during treatment of advanced, non-squamous, non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Ann Oncol. 2016 08; 27(8):1612-9.
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Influence of the olfactory bulbs on blood leukocytes and behavioral responses to infection in Siberian hamsters. Brain Res. 2009 May 01; 1268:48-57.
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Gonadal hormone-dependent and -independent regulation of immune function by photoperiod in Siberian hamsters. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008 Feb; 294(2):R384-92.
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Failure to regulate TNF-induced NF-kappaB and cell death responses in A20-deficient mice. Science. 2000 Sep 29; 289(5488):2350-4.
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Myeloablative chemotherapy for recurrent aggressive oligodendroglioma. Neuro Oncol. 2000 04; 2(2):114-9.
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Prevention of runting and cachexia by a chimeric TNF receptor-Fc protein. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1993 Nov; 69(2):215-22.