Differential response to targeted acupuncture by gender in patients with gastrointestinal cancer cachexia: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
Saunjoo L YoonOliver GrundmannJoseph J WilliamsSamuel S WuChristiaan LeeuwenburghZhiguang HuoThomas J GeorgePublished in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2019)
A decrease in leptin in the MI group corresponded to higher appetite and weight gain. The elevated ECW/ICW ratio indicates an inflammatory response in the MI group. This gender-specific response may be based on hormone-specific regulation of food intake. Further studies with larger sample sizes are required to support the results.