USE OF EICOSAPENTIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF CACHEXIA

摘要

The use of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA, preferably substantially free of any other polyunsaturated fatty acids, is disclosed for making up medical preparations or compositions for the treatment of cachexia and/or malignant tumours in mammals and for inhibiting lipolytic activity of biologically active lipolytic agents present in body fluids and the activity of the enzyme guanidinobenzoatase, as well as for reducing abnormal cAMP levels in cells of adipose tissue in mammals, produced by lipolytic or fat mobilising substances.