COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR RELIEVING RESPIRATORY DISEASE

Title:

COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR RELIEVING RESPIRATORY DISEASE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/163257

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a highly safe composition which is to be administered to pregnant and/or breastfeeding women so as to prevent a respiratory disease in infants born to the women. The composition for preventing a respiratory disease comprises a bacterium belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium as an active ingredient. The composition is to be administered to pregnant and/or breastfeeding women so as to prevent a respiratory disease in infants born to the women. This composition is particularly suitable for lowering the risk of the respiratory disease in the infants when the women are exposed to air pollution and/or passive smoking and thus the aforesaid risk is increased.

Inventors:

ITO TOSHIHIRO (JP)
HIRAKU AKARI (JP)
TAKAHASHI SACHIKO (JP)
IWABUCHI NORIYUKI (JP)
MURATA MAI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2018/044967

Publication Date:

August 29, 2019

Filing Date:

December 06, 2018

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Assignee:

MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

A61K35/745; A23L33/135; A61K35/74; A61P11/00; A61P11/06

Domestic Patent References:

WO2011149345A1

2011-12-01

Foreign References:

JP2014065669A

2014-04-17

Other References:

ENOMOTO, T. ET AL.: "Effects of Bifidobacterial Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Infants in the Prevention of Allergy Development in Infants and on Fecal Microbiota", ALLERGOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, vol. 63, no. 4, 2014, pages 575 - 585, XP055633742
AZAD, M. B. ET AL.: "Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy for the prevention of asthma and wheeze: systematic review and meta-analysis", BMJ, vol. 347, no. f6471, 2013, pages 1 - 15, XP002736076, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190130]