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Starvation

MedGen UID:
20944
•Concept ID:
C0038187
•
Finding
Synonym: Starvation due to lack of food
SNOMED CT: Starvation (212968006); Starvation due to lack of food (212968006)

Definition

Lengthy and continuous deprivation of food. (Stedman, 25th ed) [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStarvation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on the management of acute pancreatitis.
van den Berg FF, Boermeester MA
Curr Opin Crit Care 2023 Apr 1;29(2):145-151. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000001017. PMID: 36727757Free PMC Article
Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis: Etiologies, evaluation, and management.
Long B, Lentz S, Koyfman A, Gottlieb M
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Jun;44:157-160. Epub 2021 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.015. PMID: 33626481
Recent Research and Personalized Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.
Kan C, Treasure J
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2019 Mar;42(1):11-19. Epub 2018 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2018.10.010. PMID: 30704633

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leptin and the endocrine control of energy balance.
Friedman JM
Nat Metab 2019 Aug;1(8):754-764. Epub 2019 Aug 12 doi: 10.1038/s42255-019-0095-y. PMID: 32694767
Refeeding Syndrome.
Runde J, Sentongo T
Pediatr Ann 2019 Nov 1;48(11):e448-e454. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20191017-02. PMID: 31710364
The refeeding syndrome. Importance of phosphorus.
Araujo Castro M, Vázquez Martínez C
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 22;150(12):472-478. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.12.008. PMID: 29448987
Hepatic Complications of Anorexia Nervosa.
Rosen E, Bakshi N, Watters A, Rosen HR, Mehler PS
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4766-9. PMID: 28932925
Refeeding syndrome.
Fuentebella J, Kerner JA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2009 Oct;56(5):1201-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.06.006. PMID: 19931071

Diagnosis

Non-diabetic ketoacidosis: a case series and literature review.
Bashir B, Fahmy AA, Raza F, Banerjee M
Postgrad Med J 2021 Oct;97(1152):667-671. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138513. PMID: 33246966
Refeeding Syndrome.
Runde J, Sentongo T
Pediatr Ann 2019 Nov 1;48(11):e448-e454. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20191017-02. PMID: 31710364
The refeeding syndrome. Importance of phosphorus.
Araujo Castro M, Vázquez Martínez C
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 22;150(12):472-478. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.12.008. PMID: 29448987
Hepatic Complications of Anorexia Nervosa.
Rosen E, Bakshi N, Watters A, Rosen HR, Mehler PS
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4766-9. PMID: 28932925
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Review.
Modi A, Agrawal A, Morgan F
Curr Diabetes Rev 2017;13(3):315-321. doi: 10.2174/1573399812666160421121307. PMID: 27097605

Therapy

Effectiveness of olanzapine in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Han R, Bian Q, Chen H
Brain Behav 2022 Feb;12(2):e2498. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/brb3.2498. PMID: 35020271Free PMC Article
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Review.
Modi A, Agrawal A, Morgan F
Curr Diabetes Rev 2017;13(3):315-321. doi: 10.2174/1573399812666160421121307. PMID: 27097605
Euthyroid sick syndrome.
Umpierrez GE
South Med J 2002 May;95(5):506-13. PMID: 12005007
Nutrition in pregnancy.
Hytten FE
Postgrad Med J 1979 May;55(643):295-302. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.643.295. PMID: 382160Free PMC Article
Clinical hypophosphatemia.
Fitzgerald F
Annu Rev Med 1978;29:177-89. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.29.020178.001141. PMID: 348032

Prognosis

Neuroendocrine adaptations to starvation.
Amorim T, Khiyami A, Latif T, Fazeli PK
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023 Nov;157:106365. Epub 2023 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106365. PMID: 37573628Free PMC Article
The refeeding syndrome. Importance of phosphorus.
Araujo Castro M, Vázquez Martínez C
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Jun 22;150(12):472-478. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2017.12.008. PMID: 29448987
Hepatic Complications of Anorexia Nervosa.
Rosen E, Bakshi N, Watters A, Rosen HR, Mehler PS
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4766-9. PMID: 28932925
Refeeding syndrome.
Fuentebella J, Kerner JA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2009 Oct;56(5):1201-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.06.006. PMID: 19931071
Obesity.
Bray GA
Dis Mon 1979 Oct;26(1):1-85. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(79)80003-6. PMID: 385262

Clinical prediction guides

LC3B is lipidated to large lipid droplets during prolonged starvation for noncanonical autophagy.
Omrane M, Ben M'Barek K, Santinho A, Nguyen N, Nag S, Melia TJ, Thiam AR
Dev Cell 2023 Jul 24;58(14):1266-1281.e7. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.05.009. PMID: 37315562Free PMC Article
Supramolecular assembly of GSK3α as a cellular response to amino acid starvation.
Hinze L, Schreek S, Zeug A, Ibrahim NK, Fehlhaber B, Loxha L, Cinar B, Ponimaskin E, Degar J, McGuckin C, Chiosis G, Eckert C, Cario G, Bornhauser B, Bourquin JP, Stanulla M, Gutierrez A
Mol Cell 2022 Aug 4;82(15):2858-2870.e8. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.05.025. PMID: 35732190Free PMC Article
Starvation and Pseudo-Starvation as Drivers of Cancer Metastasis through Translation Reprogramming.
García-Jiménez C, Goding CR
Cell Metab 2019 Feb 5;29(2):254-267. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.11.018. PMID: 30581118Free PMC Article
Hepatic Complications of Anorexia Nervosa.
Rosen E, Bakshi N, Watters A, Rosen HR, Mehler PS
Dig Dis Sci 2017 Nov;62(11):2977-2981. Epub 2017 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4766-9. PMID: 28932925
Medical complications of anorexia nervosa.
Mehler PS, Gray MC, Schulte M
J Womens Health 1997 Oct;6(5):533-41. doi: 10.1089/jwh.1997.6.533. PMID: 9356976

Recent systematic reviews

Management of anorexia nervosa in pregnancy: a systematic and state-of-the-art review.
Galbally M, Himmerich H, Senaratne S, Fitzgerald P, Frost J, Woods N, Dickinson JE
Lancet Psychiatry 2022 May;9(5):402-412. Epub 2022 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00031-1. PMID: 35339207
Effectiveness of olanzapine in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Han R, Bian Q, Chen H
Brain Behav 2022 Feb;12(2):e2498. Epub 2022 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/brb3.2498. PMID: 35020271Free PMC Article
How Does Fasting Affect Cognition? An Updated Systematic Review (2013-2020).
Benau EM, Makara A, Orloff NC, Benner E, Serpell L, Timko CA
Curr Nutr Rep 2021 Dec;10(4):376-390. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1007/s13668-021-00370-4. PMID: 34595721
Targeting autophagy for combating chemoresistance and radioresistance in glioblastoma.
Taylor MA, Das BC, Ray SK
Apoptosis 2018 Dec;23(11-12):563-575. doi: 10.1007/s10495-018-1480-9. PMID: 30171377Free PMC Article
Set shifting in children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lang K, Stahl D, Espie J, Treasure J, Tchanturia K
Int J Eat Disord 2014 May;47(4):394-9. Epub 2013 Dec 18 doi: 10.1002/eat.22235. PMID: 24347025

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