Ninjin'yoeito (IMAGE)

Osaka City University

Ninjin'yoeito

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The frailty makes it difficult for COPD patients to get out of the vicious circle of inactivity. The research group revealed that ninjin'yoeito suppresses smoke-induced loss of muscle mass and alteration in the muscle fiber distribution. Ninjin'yoeito may make muscles in COPD patients stronger, leading the patients to be active.

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Modified from Atsushi Miyamoto, et all. "Ninjin'yoeito ameliorates skeletal muscle complications in COPD model mice by upregulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α expression" International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2020, 15: 3063-3077.

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