Methods for inhibiting muscle atrophy
AssigneesUniversity of Iowa Research Foundation, The United States of America AS Represented By Veterans Affairs
InventorsChristopher M. Adams, Steven D. Kunkel, Manish Suneja, Michael Welsh
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention relates methods for inhibiting or preventing muscle atrophy or increasing muscle mass by providing to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of ursolic acid, a derivative thereof, or an analog of the ursane scaffold. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
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A method for increasing skeletal muscle mass in an animal, the method comprising administering to the animal ursolic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, wherein said animal is selected from the group consisting of a primate, domesticated fish, domesticated crustacean, domesticated mollusk, poultry, rabbit, dog, cat, and livestock.
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