Open AccessCytokines, the Acute-Phase Response, and Resting Energy Expenditure in Cachectic Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s) -
John Falconer,
Kenneth C.H. Fearon,
C.E. Plester,
James A. Ross,
David Carter
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199404000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , resting energy expenditure , bioelectrical impedance analysis , acute phase protein , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pancreatic cancer , cancer , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , cachexia , c reactive protein , interleukin 6 , endocrinology , gastroenterology , cytokine , inflammation , body weight , body mass index , in vitro , biochemistry , chemistry
To determine whether resting energy expenditure (REE) is increased in cachectic patients with pancreatic cancer and to define the relation of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production to the acute-phase response and to REE.