To provide an agent for preventing and improving accentuation diseases of matrix metalloprotease which is characterized by containing at least one or more of fatty acids and/or salts of these fatty acids selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidinic acid, oleic acid, linolic acid, α-linolenic acid, γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
The agent for preventing and improving accentuation diseases of matrix metalloprotease (MMP) is characterized by containing at least one or more of fatty acids and/or salts of these fatty acids selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidinic acid, oleic acid, linolic acid, α-linolenic acid, γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, EPA and DHA. The above-mentioned fatty acids having inhibitory activity of MMP, and are useful for preventing and improving various diseases caused by accentuation of MMP, such as metastasis of cancer, ulceration, chronic arthrorheumatism, osteoporosis, paradentisis and the like.
ITO MITSUAKI
MIZUTANI HIROSHI
JPH06166617A | 1994-06-14 | |||
JPH0640904A | 1994-02-15 |