COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING MENOPAUSE, CONTAINING LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS
申请人:Korea Food Research Institute
公开号:EP3498821A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-19
The present invention relates to: a novel Lactobacillus acidophilus YT1 strain (deposition number: KCCM 11808P); and a composition for preventing, alleviating, or treating menopause, comprising, as an active ingredient, Lactobacillus acidophilus comprising the novel strain. The present inventors have established an animal model for menopause through ovariectomy, confirmed changes of the distribution of intestinal microorganisms by the model, identified and isolated a novel Lactobacillus acidophilus strain among lactic acid bacteria of which the distribution is significantly reduced in the menopausal model, and confirmed effects, by means of the novel strain and previously reported Lactobacillus acidophilus strains, of alleviating menopausal symptoms, such as the inhibition of an increase in body fat, the inhibition of a decrease in bone mineral density, the inhibition of an increase in the pain sensitivity, and the alleviation of depression. Therefore, it is expected that the composition comprising the Lactobacillus acidophilus according to the present invention can be usable for a use of preventing, alleviating, or treating menopause.
本发明涉及:一种新型嗜酸乳杆菌YT1菌株(保藏号:KCCM 11808P);以及一种用于预防、缓解或治疗更年期的组合物,其有效成分包括含有该新型菌株的嗜酸乳杆菌。本发明人通过卵巢切除术建立了更年期动物模型,通过该模型确认了肠道微生物分布的变化,在乳酸菌中鉴定并分离出一种新型嗜酸乳杆菌菌株,该菌株在更年期模型中的分布显著减少、并通过该新型菌株和之前报道的嗜酸乳杆菌菌株证实了其缓解更年期症状的效果,如抑制体脂增加、抑制骨矿物质密度下降、抑制疼痛敏感性增加和缓解抑郁。因此,根据本发明,包含嗜酸乳杆菌的组合物有望用于预防、缓解或治疗更年期。