Composition containing piperine for preventing improving or treating cancer cachexia

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, improving or treating cancerous cachexia containing piperine, wherein piperine of the present invention is used in a cancerous cachexia mouse model induced by injection of CT26, a colorectal cancer cell line, into the groin. It showed an effect of improving weight loss, suppressed the expression of serum concentrations of IL6, CRP and TNF-α, and showed the effect of inhibiting the size and weight reduction of muscle tissue and adipose tissue, so for preventing, improving or treating cancer cachexia It may be useful as a composition.