| abstract |
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating or ameliorating muscular weakness and muscle atrophy, which contains, as an active ingredient, an enterococcus faecalis EF-2001, a culture thereof or a bacterium thereof, The present invention relates to a food additive. Since the Enterococcus faecalis EF-2001 cells of the present invention inhibit muscle cell damage caused by oxidative stress and exhibit remarkable effect on muscle decay, weakening and muscle atrophy, Of the lactic acid bacterium Enterococcus faecalis EF-2001 or a culture thereof can be effectively used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition and a food additive for the prevention of muscle atrophy and muscle decline. |