Association of macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 with nutritional status, body composition and bone mineral density in patients with anorexia nervosa: the influence of partial realimentation

Abstract

MIC-1(makrophage inhibitory cytokine-1) is a key inducer of cancer realted anorexia and weight loss. Its concentration is signiphicantly higher in anorexia nervosa patients and decrease with treatment.

Therefore, it is possible that MIC-1 plays a role in nutritional status in anorexia nervosa.

Keywords

• TGF-beta superfamily
• growth-differentiation factor-15
• adipose-tissue
• bulimia-nervosa
• ghrelin levels
• weight-loss
• serum
• cancer
• leptin
• women