 Wasting Syndrome
"Wasting Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism.
| Descriptor ID |
D019282
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.915 C18.654.940
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| Concept/Terms |
Wasting Syndrome- Wasting Syndrome
- Wasting Syndromes
- Wasting Disease
- Wasting Diseases
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wasting Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Naumenko DJ, Dykes J, O'Connor GK, Stanley Z, Affara N, Doel AM, Drammeh S, Dunger DB, Faal A, Ong KK, Sosseh F, Prentice AM, Moore SE, Bernstein RM. A Novel method for the identification and quantification of weight faltering. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2021 05; 175(1):282-291.
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Judge SM, Deyhle MR, Neyroud D, Nosacka RL, D'Lugos AC, Cameron ME, Vohra RS, Smuder AJ, Roberts BM, Callaway CS, Underwood PW, Chrzanowski SM, Batra A, Murphy ME, Heaven JD, Walter GA, Trevino JG, Judge AR. MEF2c-Dependent Downregulation of Myocilin Mediates Cancer-Induced Muscle Wasting and Associates with Cachexia in Patients with Cancer. Cancer Res. 2020 05 01; 80(9):1861-1874.
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Huot JR, Novinger LJ, Pin F, Bonetto A. HCT116 colorectal liver metastases exacerbate muscle wasting in a mouse model for the study of colorectal cancer cachexia. Dis Model Mech. 2020 01 24; 13(1).
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Prado CM, Purcell SA, Alish C, Pereira SL, Deutz NE, Heyland DK, Goodpaster BH, Tappenden KA, Heymsfield SB. Implications of low muscle mass across the continuum of care: a narrative review. Ann Med. 2018 12; 50(8):675-693.
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Files DC, Liu C, Pereyra A, Wang ZM, Aggarwal NR, D'Alessio FR, Garibaldi BT, Mock JR, Singer BD, Feng X, Yammani RR, Zhang T, Lee AL, Philpott S, Lussier S, Purcell L, Chou J, Seeds M, King LS, Morris PE, Delbono O. Therapeutic exercise attenuates neutrophilic lung injury and skeletal muscle wasting. Sci Transl Med. 2015 Mar 11; 7(278):278ra32.
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Bonetto A, Aydogdu T, Jin X, Zhang Z, Zhan R, Puzis L, Koniaris LG, Zimmers TA. JAK/STAT3 pathway inhibition blocks skeletal muscle wasting downstream of IL-6 and in experimental cancer cachexia. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Aug 01; 303(3):E410-21.
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Kosmiski L. Energy expenditure in HIV infection. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec; 94(6):1677S-1682S.
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Mazariegos M, Hambidge KM, Westcott JE, Solomons NW, Raboy V, Das A, Goco N, Kindem M, Wright LL, Krebs NF. Neither a zinc supplement nor phytate-reduced maize nor their combination enhance growth of 6- to 12-month-old Guatemalan infants. J Nutr. 2010 May; 140(5):1041-8.
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Gibson RS, Abebe Y, Hambidge KM, Arbide I, Teshome A, Stoecker BJ. Inadequate feeding practices and impaired growth among children from subsistence farming households in Sidama, Southern Ethiopia. Matern Child Nutr. 2009 Jul; 5(3):260-75.
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Wallace JI, Schwartz RS. Epidemiology of weight loss in humans with special reference to wasting in the elderly. Int J Cardiol. 2002 Sep; 85(1):15-21.
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