亚当斯博士在一项研究减缓肌肉萎缩并保持其强健性,同时避免骨折后愈合困难的试验中意外发现了苹果皮的重要性。
He said: ‘Muscle wasting is a frequent companion of illness and ageing.
他说:“疾病和衰老常常伴随着肌肉萎缩的发生。”
‘It prolongs hospitalisation, delays recoveries and in some cases prevents people from going back home. It isn’t well understood and there’s no medicine for it.’
“这回延长病人的住院时间,减慢身体恢复健康的速度,使得病人们很难回到正常的生活中。这并不太好理解,同时也没有药可以医治。”
In order to remedy the situation, Dr Adams, of the University of Iowa, studied the genetic changes that occur when muscles waste or atrophy.
为了扭转这样的情况,来自爱荷华州大学的亚当斯教授开始研究了肌肉萎缩的遗传变异。
He checked a pool of 1,300 chemicals for one that would counter the changes – and hit on ursolic acid.
他在先后研究1300种化学元素之后,他发现了熊果酸。
The researcher then supplemented a normal diet in mice with small amounts of the compound and subjected them to a battery of health tests. The creatures’ muscles got bigger and their grip became stronger.
之后研究者又将熊果酸化合物添加到了小白鼠的饲料之中,以观察白鼠的健康变化。科学家发现白鼠的肌肉更为强壮,控制力也更强了。
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