title: Catabolic proinflammatory cytokines.
abstract: Catabolic proinflammatory cytokines play a key role in mediating biochemical changes associated with many pathophysiological states. The present review emphasizes the role of this type of cytokine in inflammation and cachexia. Additionally, it reviews the role of one of these mediators in the induction of insulin resistance by dealing with some of the most recent publications on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. argiles@porthos.bio.ub.es
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Argilés
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: López-Soriano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D002100:Cachexia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines