Open AccessRole of NF-κB and cytokine in experimental cancer cachexia
Author(s) -
Wei Zhou,
Zhiwei Jiang,
Jie Tian,
Jun Jiang,
Ning Li,
Jieshou Li
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1567
Subject(s) - cachexia , medicine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cancer cachexia , endocrinology , saline , cytokine , spleen , weight loss , pathogenesis , cancer , obesity
To assess the putative involvement of NF-kappaB and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of cancer cachexia and the therapeutic efficacy of indomethacin (IND) on cachexia.