Effects of the purified dry extract of fermented ginseng BST204 on muscle fiber regeneration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcopenia and muscular dystrophy are two muscle diseases. In cancer patients, cancer cachexia induces continuous weight loss and muscle loss due to the disease itself or the use of anticancer drugs. Cachexia occurs in up to 80% of cancer patients. It is recognized as a direct cause of reduced quality of life, contributing to at least 20% of cancer-associated deaths and limiting therapeutic options for cancer patients. Cancer cachexia is associated with multiple chronic or end-stage conditions and develops similarly. There are various options for the treatment of cancer cachexia, but there are still many issues to be solved. Hence, to determine its potential to overcome the muscle wasting during cancer cachexia, we studied the effect of BST204, a refined dry ginseng extr

SUBMITTER: Jo SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature