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SUBMITTER: Neto NIP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849656 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neto Nelson Inácio Pinto NIP Boldarine Valter Tadeu VT Hachul Ana Claudia Losinskas ACL Oyama Lila Missae LM Lima Joanna Darck Carola Correia JDCC Fernandez Estefania Simoes ES Otoch José Pinhata JP de Alcântara Paulo Sérgio Martins PSM Tokeshi Flavio F Seelaender Marilia Cerqueira Leite MCL Oller do Nascimento Claudia Maria da Penha CMDP
Oncotarget 20191105 60
<h4>Background</h4>Contradictory results are reported for the role of angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL-4) in the development of cancer-cachexia and inflammation, given its importance in angiogenesis and inflammatory signaling. Our aim was to analyze the levels of ANGPTL-4 in colorectal cancer patients with a stable weight and those with cachexia in order to establish a relationship between ANGPTL-4 and the inflammatory process.<h4>Results</h4>Plasma and tumor levels of ANGPTL-4 were higher in CC in c ...[more]