Pharmaceutical composition comprising Evening primrose extract for preventing or treating muscle atrophy in microgravity or nervous damage

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of muscle atrophy caused by microgravity or nerve damage comprising evening primrose oil extract. Evening primrose extract has antioxidative and cytoprotective properties in unloaded or unused muscle, It may be useful for prevention, treatment or improvement of muscle atrophy due to microgravity or nerve damage because it exhibits anti-inactivation effect by inhibiting apoptosis of muscle cells or tissues through increased expression of heat shock protein.