Effect of blood glucose level on standardized uptake value (SUV) in 18F- FDG PET-scan: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20,807 individual SUV …

M Eskian, A Alavi, MH Khorasanizadeh… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the effect of pre-scan blood glucose levels (BGL) on standardized
uptake value (SUV) in 18 F-FDG-PET scan. Methods A literature review was performed in …

Chemerin: a potential regulator of inflammation and metabolism for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary rehabilitation

J Li, Y Lu, N Li, P Li, Z Wang, W Ting… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) features chronic inflammatory reactions of
both intra‐and extrapulmonary nature. Moreover, COPD is associated with abnormal …

Do epigenetic events take place in the vastus lateralis of patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

E Puig-Vilanova, P Ausin, J Martinez-Llorens, J Gea… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Muscle dysfunction is a major comorbidity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD). Several biological mechanisms including epigenetic events regulate muscle mass …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with muscle dysfunction

J Gea, C Casadevall, S Pascual… - Journal of thoracic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Muscle dysfunction is frequently observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients, contributing to their exercise limitation and a worsening prognosis. The main factor …

Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis regulates quadriceps muscle atrophy and fiber-type alteration in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary …

JJ Lu, Q Wang, LH Xie, Q Zhang, SH Sun - Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2017 - Springer
Background In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), weakness and muscle mass
loss of the quadriceps muscle has been demonstrated to predict survival and mortality rates …

Insulin resistance is associated with skeletal muscle weakness in COPD

CE Wells, MI Polkey, EH Baker - Respirology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Quadriceps weakness is seen across all GOLD stages of COPD
and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. As quadriceps weakness is only …

[PDF][PDF] Alterations in nutritional status and body composition in COPD patients

J Gea, C Estirado, E Barreiro - BRN Rev, 2017 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
This review focuses on nutritional abnormalities, one of the most prominent extrapulmonary
manifestations occurring in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diagnosis is …