Application of magnolol to preparation of medicine for treating cachexia and cancer

Abstract

The invention discloses applications of magnolol, or isomers of magnolol or salts of compounds that are acceptable in pharmaceutical areas to preparation of medicines for treating cachexia and cancers. The cachexia may be caused by selection of the following groups of diseases, states or damage: cancers, immunodeficiency diseases, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases, chronic bowel, liver, kidney, lung and heart diseases, anorexia nervosa, trauma, burning, malabsorption and anemia. In one embodiment, the medicines can be taken by patients that may suffer from cachexia such as cancers. The invention also provides applications of magnolol, or isomers of magnolol or salts of compounds that are acceptable in pharmaceutical areas to preparation of medicines for treating bladder cancers, especially applications to prevention of tumor growth and cancel cell metastasis of bladder cancers and to improvements of animal survival rates.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to Taiwan Provisional Patent Application No. 101129398 filed on August 14, 2012, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The invention relates to the application of magnolol or its isomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds in the preparation of drugs for treating cachexia and cancer. The medicament of the present invention can be administered to individuals in need, such as cachexia patients, to improve or alleviate the symptoms of cachexia. The invention also relates to the application of magnolol in the preparation of medicines for treating bladder cancer, especially for inhibiting bladder cancer tumor growth or cancer cell metastasis. Background technique [0004] Cachexia (cachexia) is a complex metabolic syndrome produced under disease conditions. The main clinical symptoms are muscle wasting an...

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