TRANSCRIPTIONAL FACTOR Nrf2 ACTIVATOR AND FOOD HAVING THE FUNCTION OF THE SAME IMPARTED THERETO
申请人:KIRIN BEER KABUSHIKI KAISHA
公开号:EP1813269A1
公开(公告)日:2007-08-01
A composition, an Nrf2 activating agent, and a food according to the present invention comprise isohumulones or isomerized hop extract as an active ingredient. They are useful in treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease of condition which is treatable, preventable, or ameliorable by the activation of transcription factor Nrf2. More specifically, the composition, the Nrf2 activating agent and the food according to the present invention are useful in treating, preventing, ameliorating, or alleviating chronic diseases which are believed to be caused or exacerbated by cellular damages due to oxidative stress in the body or environmental substances (for example, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, cerebral nerve degenerative diseases, skin diseases, eye diseases, asthma, and cancer) or delaying progress of these diseases, or in detoxificating xenobiotic substances.
根据本发明,一种组合物、一种Nrf2激活剂和一种食品包含异胡麻酮或异构化酒花
提取物作为活性成分。它们可用于治疗、预防或改善可通过激活转录因子 Nrf2 来治疗、预防或改善的疾病。更具体地说,根据本发明的组合物、Nrf2 激活剂和食品可用于治疗、预防、改善或减轻慢性疾病(例如动脉硬化、高血压、糖尿病、脑神经退行性疾病、皮肤病、眼病、哮喘和癌症)或延缓这些疾病的进展,或用于解毒异
生物物质。