| Title |
Ghrelin Treatment of Cachectic Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0035708 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Keisuke Miki, Ryoji Maekura, Noritoshi Nagaya, Masamitsu Nakazato, Hiroshi Kimura, Shinsuke Murakami, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Toru Hiraga, Mari Miki, Seigo Kitada, Kenji Yoshimura, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Yasuji Arimura, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Masanori Yoshikawa, Kenichi Yamahara, Kenji Kangawa |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary cachexia is common in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), culminating in exercise intolerance and a poor prognosis. Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptide with GH-independent effects. The efficacy and safety of adding ghrelin to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in cachectic COPD patients were investigated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 155 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 34 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
| Researcher | 13 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 20% |
| Unknown | 39 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 12 | 7% |
| Psychology | 9 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 11% |
| Unknown | 42 | 26% |