"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wasting Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Relapse and regression to severe wasting in children under 5 years: A theoretical framework. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 04; 17(2):e13107.
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SIRT1-NOX4 signaling axis regulates cancer cachexia. J Exp Med. 2020 07 06; 217(7).
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Role of Optimized Plant Protein Combinations as a Low-Cost Alternative to Dairy Ingredients in Foods for Prevention and Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnutrition. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2020; 93:111-120.
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Alternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From Ghana. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2019 06; 7(2):203-214.
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The nuclear phosphatase SCP4 regulates FoxO?transcription factors during muscle wasting?in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2017 08; 92(2):336-348.
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Diets for patients with chronic kidney disease, should we reconsider? BMC Nephrol. 2016 07 11; 17(1):80.
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Adverse Effects of Sporadic Dialysis on Body Composition. Nephron. 2015; 131(1):73-7.
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Etiology of the protein-energy wasting syndrome in chronic kidney disease: a consensus statement from the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM). J Ren Nutr. 2013 Mar; 23(2):77-90.
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Mechanisms stimulating muscle wasting in chronic kidney disease: the roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and myostatin. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2013 Apr; 17(2):174-82.
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Wasting disease in African children: the challenges ahead. Malawi Med J. 2009 Sep; 21(3):101-5.