Browsing by Subject "hormonal regulation"

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Gut Hormones, Appetite Suppression and Cachexia in Patients with Pulmonary TB

Chang, Suzanne W.; Pan, William S.; Lozano Beltran, Daniel; Oleyda Baldelomar, Lizet; Solano, Marco Antonio; Tuero Ochoa, Iskra; Friedland, Jon S.; Torrico, Faustino; Gilman, Robert Hugh (Public Library of Science, 2013)

Background: Cachexia is a hallmark of pulmonary tuberculosis and is associated with poor prognosis. A better understanding of the mechanisms behind such weight loss could reveal targets for therapeutic intervention. The ...
Regulation of hepcidin expression at high altitude

Talbot, N.P.; Lakhal, S.; Smith, T.G.; Privat, C.; Nickol, A.H.; Rivera Chira, Maria Concepcion; León-Velarde, Fabiola; Dorrington, K.L.; Mole, D.R.; Robbins, P.A. (Elsevier, 2012)

Enhanced erythropoietic drive and iron deficiency both influence iron homeostasis through the suppression of the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin. Hypoxia also suppresses hepcidin through a mechanism that is unknown. We ...

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