Prevention and treatment of muscle wasting with ketone supplementation
AssigneeUniversity of South Florida
InventorsAndrew Paul Koutnik, Dominic Paul D'Agostino
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Abstract
Methods and compositions for treating or preventing muscle wasting resulting from an underlying disease or disorder, such as cancer cachexia. A therapeutically effective amount of a ketogenic supplement—such as R,S 1,3 butanediol diacetoacetate, R,S 1,3-butanediol acetoacetate diester, derivatives thereof, or combinations thereof—is administered to a patient or subject in need. The ketogenic supplement may further include a medium chain triglyceride in combination with the ketone ester.
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A method of treating muscle wasting resulting from a disorder in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a R,S 1,3 butanediol diacetoacetate to the patient, wherein the disorder is cancer cachexia, sepsis, or anorexia.
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