Title:
COMPOSITIONS HAVING EFFECTS OF PREVENTING OR AMELIORATING CONDITIONS OR DISEASES CAUSED BY BRAIN HYPOFUNCTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/013497
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to provide compositions having effects of preventing or ameliorating conditions or diseases caused by brain hypofunction. These compositions contain, as the active ingredient, arachidonic acid and&sol or compounds having arachidonic acid as a constituting fatty acid, in particular, arachidonic acid alcohol esters, or triglycerides, phospholipids or glycolipids containing arachidonic acid as a part or all of the constituting fatty acid(s) thereof.
Inventors:
AKIMOTO KENGO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
ONO YOSHIKO (JP)
OKAICHI HIROSHIGE (JP)
OKAICHI YOUKO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
ONO YOSHIKO (JP)
OKAICHI HIROSHIGE (JP)
OKAICHI YOUKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/000671
Publication Date:
February 20, 2003
Filing Date:
January 29, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUNTORY LTD (JP)
AKIMOTO KENGO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
ONO YOSHIKO (JP)
OKAICHI HIROSHIGE (JP)
OKAICHI YOUKO (JP)
AKIMOTO KENGO (JP)
KAWASHIMA HIROSHI (JP)
ONO YOSHIKO (JP)
OKAICHI HIROSHIGE (JP)
OKAICHI YOUKO (JP)
International Classes:
A23D9/00; A23D9/007; A23D9/013; A23L1/00; A23L1/30; A23L2/52; A23L5/00; A23L33/10; A23L2/38; A23L33/12; A61K31/202; A61K31/232; A61K31/557; A61K31/66; A61K31/683; A61K31/7024; A61K31/715; A61K35/66; A61K35/74; A61K36/06; A61K38/00; A61P25/24; A61P25/28; (IPC1-7): A61K31/202; A61K31/232; A61P25/24; A61P25/28; A23L1/30; A23L2/52; A23D9/00
Other References:
LYNCH, M.A. ET AL.: "Impaired spatial memory in aged rats is associated with alterations in inositol phospholipid metabolism", NEUROREPORT, vol. 5, no. 12, 1994, pages 1493 - 1497, XP002950177
WAINWRIGHT, P.E. ET AL.: "Water maze performance is unaffected in artificially reared rats fed diets supplemented with arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid", J. NUTR., vol. 129, no. 5, 1999, pages 1079 - 1089, XP002950178
WAINWRIGHT, P.E. ET AL.: "Arachidonic acid offsets the effects on mouse brain and behavior of a diet with low (n-6):(n-3) ratio and very high levels of docosahexaenoic acid", J. NUTR., vol. 127, no. 1, 1997, pages 184 - 193, XP002950179
LIPIDS, vol. 26, 1991, pages 421 - 425
LYNCH, M.A. ET AL.: "Impaired spatial memory in aged rats is associated with alterations in inositol phospholipid metabolism", NEUROREPORT, vol. 5, no. 15, 1994, pages 1493 - 1497
WAINWRIGHT, P.E. ET AL.: "Water maze performance is unaffected in artificially reared rats fed diets supplemented with arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid", J. NUTR., vol. 129, no. 5, 1999, pages 1079 - 1089, XP002950178
WAINWRIGHT, P.E. ET AL.: "Arachidonic acid offsets the effects on mouse brain and behavior of a diet with low (n-6):(n-3) ratio and very high levels of docosahexaenoic acid", J. NUTR., vol. 127, no. 1, 1997, pages 184 - 193, XP002950179
LIPIDS, vol. 26, 1991, pages 421 - 425
LYNCH, M.A. ET AL.: "Impaired spatial memory in aged rats is associated with alterations in inositol phospholipid metabolism", NEUROREPORT, vol. 5, no. 15, 1994, pages 1493 - 1497
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ishida, Takashi (ISHIDA & ASSOCIATES Toranomon 37 Mori
Bldg., 5-1, Toranomon 3-chom, Minato-ku Tokyo, JP)
Download PDF: