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SUBMITTER: T de Barros C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503373 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
T de Barros Cecilia C Rios Alessandra C AC Alves Thaís F R TFR Batain Fernando F Crescencio Kessi M M KMM Lopes Laura J LJ Zielińska Aleksandra A Severino Patricia P G Mazzola Priscila P Souto Eliana B EB Chaud Marco V MV
International journal of molecular sciences 20200819 17
Cachexia, a severe multifactorial condition that is underestimated and unrecognized in patients, is characterized by continuous muscle mass loss that leads to progressive functional impairment, while nutritional support cannot completely reverse this clinical condition. There is a strong need for more effective and targeted therapies for cachexia patients. There is a need for drugs that act on cachexia as a distinct and treatable condition to prevent or reverse excess catabolism and inflammation ...[more]