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Rikkunshito Ameliorates Cancer Cachexia Partly through Elevation of Glucarate in Plasma
Table 3
Expression levels of enzymes involved in protein synthesis and degradation in the gastrocnemius muscle.
| (% of control) | Control | Vehicle | 4 mmol/kg/d | 12 mmol/kg/d | 36 mmol/kg/d |
| Atrogin-1 | 100 ± 42 | 651 ± | 1135 ± 605 | 1133 ± 574 | 964 ± 889 | MuRF-1 | 100 ± 31 | 364 ± | 552 ± 523 | 397 ± 390 | 545 ± 477 | MyoD | 100 ± 18 | 42 ± | 39 ± 31 | 33 ± 14 | 49 ± 41 | Myogenin | 100 ± 36 | 100 ± 56 | 102 ± 38 | 94 ± 60 | 82 ± 47 |
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Data represent mean ± SD (–12). ; by unpaired Student’s -test versus control.
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