title: Medroxyprogesterone acetate reduces the production of cytokines and serotonin involved in anorexia/cachexia and emesis by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macciò
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Santona
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dessì
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Giacco
mesh_terms: D000855:Anorexia / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D002100:Cachexia / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000097:blood; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014839:Vomiting / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D016207:Cytokines; D007378:Interleukins; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D012701:Serotonin; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate