Japanese Herbal Medicine Ninjinyoeito Mediates Its Orexigenic Properties Partially by Activating Orexin 1 Receptors

Cancer cachexia is highly prevalent in patients with progressive cancer and is characterized by decreased food consumption, and body weight. Japanese herbal medicine Ninjinyoeito (NYT), composed of 12 herbal crude drugs, is prescribed in Asian countries to improve several symptoms such as anorexia a...

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Main Authors: Kanako Miyano, Kaori Ohshima, Nozomi Suzuki, Saho Furuya, Yuki Yoshida, Miki Nonaka, Yoshikazu Higami, Kazumi Yoshizawa, Hideaki Fujii, Yasuhito Uezono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00005/full