Open AccessAlbumin Synthesis Rates Are Not Decreased in Hypoalbuminemic Cachectic Cancer Patients With an Ongoing Acute-Phase Protein Response
Author(s) -
Kenneth C.H. Fearon,
John Falconer,
Christine Slater,
Donald C. McMillan,
James A. Ross,
Tom Preston
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.1097/00000658-199802000-00015
Subject(s) - hypoalbuminemia , medicine , albumin , acute phase protein , endocrinology , proinflammatory cytokine , serum albumin , cancer , pancreatic cancer , insulin , c reactive protein , inflammation
To determine whether suppression of albumin synthesis contributes to the hypoalbuminemia observed in weight-losing cancer patients with evidence of an ongoing acute-phase protein response (APPR).