Immune and endocrine mechanisms of advanced cancer-related hypercortisolemia

In Vivo

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 647-650

  Lissoni, Paolo ^a   Brivio, F ^a   Fumagalli, L ^a   Messina, G ^a   Secreto, G ^b   Romelli, B ^c   Fumagalli, G ^a   Rovelli, F ^a   Colciago, M ^d   Brera, G ^e  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Bouty Italy Group   (Italy)

^d Hospital of Carate   (Italy)

^e Ambrosian University   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cortisol rhythm; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR IMMUNITY;

EID: 34547813639     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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