Effect Of Ophiocephalus Striatus Extract On Carnosine Dipeptidase-1 Plasma Level In Cancer Cachexia Patients

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to find the association between Ophiocephalus striatus extract supplementation and carnosine dipeptidase-1 plasma level in patient with cancer cachexia. This study was an open label study in which all subject knew the purpose of this study and understood the intervention they will get. The design for this study was one group pretest and posttest with inclusion and exclusion criteria to choose the ideal subject for this study. Descriptive statistics analysis used for demographic data and Wilcoxon test used to test numeric variable in study ®treatment groups before and after treatment. Subjects were treated with vipAlbuminsupplementation which contains 5000 mg Ophiocephalus striatus extract in 2 weeks period. The result from this study shows raised in Carnosine Dipeptidase-1 plasma level before and after treatment with Ophiocephalus striatus extract (p=0.007).