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ReviewMediators of inflammation2015

Contribution of Neuroinflammation to the Pathogenesis of Cancer Cachexia.

Alessio Molfino, Gianfranco Gioia, Filippo Rossi Fanelli, Alessandro Laviano

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brain Metabolic Activity Measured by [Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2026
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  2. Cancer cachexia: molecular basis and therapeutic advances.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
    Review
  3. Hallmarks of Cancer Cachexia: Sexual Dimorphism in Related Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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  5. Small non-coding RNA profiling in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023
    Article
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  7. Nanoparticulate MgHJournal of neuroinflammation · 2023
    Article
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  14. Cachexia, a Systemic Disease beyond Muscle Atrophy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  20. STAT3 in the systemic inflammation of cancer cachexia.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessio MolfinoDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Gianfranco GioiaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Filippo Rossi FanelliDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alessandro LavianoDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Policlinico Umberto I · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation characterizes the course of acute and chronic diseases and is largely responsible for the metabolic and behavioral changes occurring during the clinical journey of patients. Robust data indicate that, during cancer, functional modifications within brain areas regulating energy homeostasis contribute to the onset of anorexia, reduced food intake, and increased catabolism of muscle mass and adipose tissue. In particular, functional changes are associated with increased hypothalamic concentration of proinflammatory cytokines, which suggests that neuroinflammation may represent the adaptive response of the brain to peripheral challenges, including tumor growth. Within this conceptual framework, the vagus nerve appears to be involved in conveying alert signals to the hypothalamus, whereas hypothalamic serotonin appears to contribute to triggering catabolic signals.

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Adipose TissueAnimalsBrainCachexiaCytokinesHomeostasisHumansHypothalamusInflammationMelanocortinsMusclesNeoplasmsNeuronsSerotoninSignal TransductionCytokinesMelanocortinsSerotonin

Identifiers

PMID26504362
PMCPMC4609516
OpenAlexW2154027495

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