The flux of energy in critical illness and the obesity paradox

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During critical illness, systemic inflammation causes organ-specific metabolic changes. In the immune and inflammatory compartments, predominantly anabolic reprogramming supports cellular replication and inflammatory response execution. Pari passu, catabolism of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle supplies carbon skeletons and enthalpy for inflammatory and immune cell anabolism. The liver plays a key role during...

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