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relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease (同)cachexy, wasting
an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body

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1. 重症疾患に関連する神経筋脱力 neuromuscular weakness related to critical illness
2. 全身性疾患のミオパシー myopathies of systemic disease
3. 集中治療後症候群（PICS） post intensive care syndrome pics
4. 末梢神経と筋肉に影響を与える腫瘍随伴性症候群 paraneoplastic syndromes affecting peripheral nerve and muscle

Tian M, Asp ML, Nishijima Y, Belury MA.SourceDepartment of Human Nutrition, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
International journal of oncology.Int J Oncol.2011 Nov;39(5):1321-6. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2011.1150. Epub 2011 Aug 5.
Cachexia is a common complication in cancer patients, which dramatically reduces quality of life and survival. In contrast to the well-studied feature of skeletal muscle loss, alterations in cardiac muscle are unclear. Recently, we reported that heart contractile function was significantly impaired
PMID 21822537

Leptin-derived peptides that stimulate food intake and increase body weight following peripheral administration.

Barrett GL, Naim T, Trieu J.SourceDepartment of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia. grahamlb@unimelb.edu.au
Regulatory peptides.Regul Pept.2011 Oct 10;170(1-3):24-30. Epub 2011 May 24.
We previously showed that peptides containing leptin sequences 1-33 or 61-90 are taken up by the rat brain. We now report the effects of these peptides on food intake and body weight in mature rats. Peptides were infused intravenously for 4weeks, using Alzet minipumps. Dosages were 20μg/kg/day in e
PMID 21609735

Ghrelin and leptin levels in cachectic patients with cancer of the digestive organs

TAKAHASHI Masanori,TERASHIMA Masanori,TAKAGANE Akinori,OYAMA Kenichi,FUJIWARA Hisataka,WAKABAYASHI Go
International journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology 14(4), 315-320, 2009-08-01
NAID 10025864071