Plasma concentration of interleukin-6 was upregulated in cancer cachexia patients and was positively correlated with plasma free fatty acid in female patients

Cancer cachexia is a clinical manifestation in various advanced cancers that characterized by muscle atrophy and fat loss as its main features; it is frequently associated with systemic inflammatory response. ...

Source: Nutrition and Metabolism - November 15, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jun Han, Chaocheng Lu, Qingyang Meng, Alice Halim, Thong Jia Yean and Guohao Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research