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Rheumatoid cachexia: depletion of lean body mass in rheumatoid arthritis. Possible association with tumor necrosis factor by Roubenoff, R, Roubenoff, R A, Ward, L M, Holland, S M, Hellmann, D B

“…To investigate body composition and serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF) levels in a series of 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Body composition…”
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Rheumatoid cachexia: cytokine-driven hypermetabolism accompanying reduced body cell mass in chronic inflammation by Roubenoff, R, Roubenoff, R A, Cannon, J G, Kehayias, J J, Zhuang, H, Dawson-Hughes, B, Dinarello, C A, Rosenberg, I H

“…The cytokines IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha cause cachexia and hypermetabolism in animal models, but their role in human inflammation remains controversial. The…”
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Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration Among Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support by Mullan, Helen, Roubenoff, Rebecca A., Roubenoff, Ronenn

“…We investigated the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for pulmonary aspiration in all tube-fed adult patients over 6 months. Twelve aspiration events…”
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Mechanisms of loss of lean body mass in patients on chronic dialysis by Dinarello, C A, Roubenoff, R A

“…Patients on chronic dialysis treatment often have reduced lean body mass. Certain aspects of bio-incompatibility in dialysis can be viewed as leading to a…”
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Catabolic effects of high-dose corticosteroids persist despite therapeutic benefit in rheumatoid arthritis by Roubenoff, R, Roubenoff, RA, Ward, LM, Stevens, MB

“…Although corticosteroids (CS) cause nitrogen wasting in healthy humans, it is not known whether the salutary antiinflammatory and appetite-stimulating effects…”
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Hypermetabolism and Hypercatabolism in Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Roubenoff, Rebecca A., Borel, Cecil O., Hanley, Daniel F.

“…We studied 21 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome who demonstrated multiple nutritional risk factors upon admission to an intensive care unit: ventilator…”
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Oat Bran and Serum Cholesterol by Roubenoff, Rebecca A, Roubenoff, Ronenn, Kanders, Beatrice S, Istfan, Nawfal, Blackburn, George L, Anderson, James W, Wood, Constance L, Zumoff, Barnett, Seres, David, Strain, Gladys W, Burris, James F, Birkeland, K.I, Gullestad, L, Falch, D, Torsvik, H, Sacks, Frank M, Swain, Janis F

“…To the Editor: The article by Swain et al. (Jan. 18 issue) 1 on the effect of oat bran on lipoprotein levels suffers from several fatal flaws. First, this…”
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