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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Cachexia, a Systemic Disease beyond Muscle Atrophy.

Elisabeth Wyart, Laure B Bindels, Erica Mina, Alessio Menga, Serena Stanga, Paolo E Porporato

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elisabeth WyartDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2468-5396
Laure B BindelsMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3747-3234
Erica MinaDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Alessio MengaDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2827-5298
Serena StangaNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, 10043 Orbassano (TO), Department of Neuroscience Rita Levi Montalcini, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1454-0713
Paolo E PorporatoDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8519-1552
University of Turin · ITNeuroscience Institute · ITUCLouvain · BE

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 21564Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS MIS F.4512.20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cachexia is a complication of dismal prognosis, which often represents the last step of several chronic diseases. For this reason, the comprehension of the molecular drivers of such a condition is crucial for the development of management approaches. Importantly, cachexia is a syndrome affecting various organs, which often results in systemic complications. To date, the majority of the research on cachexia has been focused on skeletal muscle, muscle atrophy being a pivotal cause of weight loss and the major feature associated with the steep reduction in quality of life. Nevertheless, defining the impact of cachexia on other organs is essential to properly comprehend the complexity of such a condition and potentially develop novel therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

CachexiaMuscle, SkeletalMuscular AtrophyQuality of LifeHumansanorexiabonecachexiainflammationliver dysfunctionmetabolismmicrobiota

Identifiers

PMID33202621
PMCPMC7696729
OpenAlexW3106279396

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Registered trials

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