an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deterioration
Examples of 'hypercatabolism' in a sentence
hypercatabolism
The main changes associated with the development of this multi-organic syndrome are glucose intolerance, fat depletion and muscle protein hypercatabolism.
Josep M. Argilés, Francisco Javier López-Soriano, Britta Stemmler, Silvia Busquets 2019, 'Therapeutic strategies against cancer cachexia', European Journal of Translational Myologyhttps://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam/article/view/7960. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In skeletal muscle, activation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system plays an importantrole in hypercatabolism under septic status.
Gao Tao, Yu Wenkui, Tang Shaoqiu, Li Weiqin, Zhu Weiming, Li Ning, Chen Qiyi, ZhangJuanjuan, Li Jieshou 2011, 'Insulin alleviates degradation of skeletal muscle protein by inhibiting the ubiquitin-proteasomesystem in septic rats', Journal of Inflammationhttp://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/8/1/13. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)