Interleukin-6 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load, But Not Plasma Leptin Concentration, Predict Anorexia and Wasting in Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Malawi | Zendy

Monique van Lettow | Zendy; J.W.M. van der Meer | Zendy; Clive E. West | Zendy; Reinout van Crevel | Zendy; Richard D. Semba | Zendy

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Interleukin-6 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load, But Not Plasma Leptin Concentration, Predict Anorexia and Wasting in Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Malawi

Author(s) -

Monique van Lettow,

J.W.M. van der Meer,

Clive E. West,

Reinout van Crevel,

Richard D. Semba

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-2539

Subject(s) - wasting , anorexia , leptin , appetite , medicine , wasting syndrome , body mass index , tuberculosis , endocrinology , cachexia , viral load , coinfection , odds ratio , immunology , gastroenterology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obesity , pathology , cancer

Wasting is a prominent feature of tuberculosis and may be more severe among individuals with HIV coinfection. It is likely that several biological mechanisms, including the anorexia of infection, are contributing to wasting.

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