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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Patsouris D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4662886 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell reports 20151112 8
Burn is accompanied by long-lasting immuno-metabolic alterations referred to as hypermetabolism that are characterized by a considerable increase in resting energy expenditure and substantial whole-body catabolism. In burned patients, the length and magnitude of the hypermetabolic state is the highest of all patients and associated with profoundly increased morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the mechanisms involved in hypermetabolism are essentially unknown. We hypothesized that the adipose ...[more]