Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY:
Leptin antagonism may represent a viable therapeutic strategy for cachexia in CKD.
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Authors | Robert H Mak, Wai W Cheung, Arieh Gertler |
Journal | Current opinion in supportive and palliative care
(Curr Opin Support Palliat Care)
Vol. 8
Issue 4
Pg. 352-7
(Dec 2014)
ISSN: 1751-4266 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25259544
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Cytokines
- Leptin
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
- Receptors, Leptin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cachexia
(drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Cytokines
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Leptin
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Mice
- Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Receptors, Leptin
(antagonists & inhibitors)
- Signal Transduction
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