Pharmacotherapy of cachexia. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Karl G. Hofbauer [and others].
• Other Names: Hofbauer, Karl G
• Contents: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CACHEXIA; Malnutrition and Cachexia, C.G. Goncalves, A.L.C. Campos, J.C.U. Coelho, S. Suzuki, and M.M. Meguid; Anorexia: Central and Peripheral Mechanisms, S. Perboni, G. Mantovani, A. Inui, and Y. Takimoto; Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Hypertrophy, D.J. Glass; Skeletal Muscle Apoptosis in Cachexia and Aging, A.J. Dirks and C. Leeuwenburgh; Neurohormonal Factors, A.L. Clark; Cytokines and the Pathophysiology of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, V.E. Baracos; ; DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CACHEXIA; Diseases Associated with Cachexia: Cancer, R.J.E. Skipworth, M. Dahele, and K.C.H. Fearon; Cachexia Associated with AIDS, K. Berneis and K. Utech; Rheumatoid Cachexia, L.A. Coleman; Chronic Kidney Disease, B. Lindholm, J. Axelsson, O. Heimbürger, A.R. Qureshi, T. Cederholm, and P. Stenvinkel; Cardiac Failure, P.A. Poole-Wilson; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, A.M.W.J. Schols; Cachexia in Older Persons, J.E. Morley; ; GENERAL THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS; Treatment Goals, A.J.S. Coats; Nutritional Treatment of Cachexia, C. Falconnier and U. Keller; ; DRUGS IN CLINICAL USE; Appetite Stimulants, M. John; Cardiac Cachexia - Drugs in Clinical Use, S. Strassburg and S.D. Anker; ß2-Adrenergic Agonists in the Treatment of Muscle Atrophy, C.P. Lambert, E.Y. Uc, and W.J. Evans; Androgens, Anabolic Steroids, and Glucocorticoids, L. Harle, S. Basaria, and A.S. Dobs; Growth Hormone, P.V. Carroll; Anti-Inflammatory Agents in Cancer Cachexia, M.P. Davis; ; DRUGS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; The Yin and Yang of IGF-1 and Ghrelin, R.G. Clark; Erythropoietin -A Novel Therapeutic Option for Cachectic Patients, P. Ponikowski, E.A. Jankowska, and W. Banasiak; Statins, S. von Haehling and S.D. Anker; Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors and Insulin Sensitizers, W. Doehner; Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in the Management of Cancer-Associated Weight Loss Syndrome, S. Patiyil and A. Jatoi; ; FUTURE DRUG TARGETS; Central Pharmacological Targets, D.L. Marks; The Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway, M. Brink; Peripheral Signaling Pathways Involved in Muscle Loss, S. Possekel, T. Meier, and M.A. Ruegg; Perspectives and Outlook, K.G. Hofbauer, S.D. Anker, A. Inui, and J.R. Nicholson
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (590 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616/.047; Cachexia -- Chemotherapy; Cachexia -- Drug therapy; Cachexia -- Physiopathology; Cachexia -- Etiology; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; Cachexia -- drug therapy; Cachexia -- etiology; Cachexia -- physiopathology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420048957; 1420048953
• Related ISBNs: 9780849333798; 0849333792; 0849333792
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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