Title:
β-クリプトキサンチンを有効成分とする骨形成促進剤
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3892014
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
It is intended to provide an osteogenesis promoter having a remarkable effect of positively promoting osteogenesis and thus preventing/treating bone diseases; a preventive/a remedy for bone diseases such as osteoporosis having both of an osteogenesis-promoting effect and a bone resorption-inhibiting effect; and a method of screening an active ingredient for preventing/treating bone diseases by using a compound having both of an osteogenesis-promoting effect and a bone resorption-inhibiting effect as a lead compound. It is confirmed that beta -cryptoxanthin, which occurs in a large amount in peel and sarcocarp of satsuma orange, has an osteogenesis-promoting effect and a therapeutic effect on bone disease. Thus, beta -cryptoxanthin or its composition is used as an osteogenesis promoter, a preventive/a remedy for bone diseases, a functional food or a food material for preventing/treating bone diseases and a feed composition.
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Inventors:
Masayoshi Yamaguchi
Application Number:
JP2004546461A
Publication Date:
March 14, 2007
Filing Date:
October 23, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Ehime Beverage Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
A61K31/045; A61K36/75; A61K36/752; A61P19/00; A61P19/08; A61P19/10; G01N33/15; A61K131/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2000023637A | ||||
| JP2002338485A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masaki Hirota