Abstract: It is intended to provide a drug, a food or a feed which has an effect of enhancing the activity of a second-phase detoxifying enzyme and an effect of increasing intracellular glutathione content.

Abstract: A process for producing an extract containing activated osteocalcin; an extract which can be obtained by this production process; a food, a drink, a drug, an oral cavity-care composition and a feed containing this extract; and a growth enhancer containing osteocalcin originating in a bone.

Abstract: A therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring an anti-foaming action for a cell and/or an inhibitory action for acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase in treatment or prevention, characterized in that the therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent comprises as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from Peucedanum japonicum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, each comprising as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of specified compounds having an insulin-mimetic action, derivatives thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel chalcone compound, its derivative or a salt thereof, each having a suppressive action of NO production or an inhibitory action of aldose reductase. In addition, the present invention provides a medicament, a food, a beverage or a feed having a therapeutic or prophylactic effect for a disease showing sensitivity to the compound, by utilizing the physiological actions of the compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chalcone compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R1 and R2 are taken together with the carbon atom to which they are bound, respectively, to form a hydroxydimethyl hexane ring, or where R1 is a hydroxyl group, R2 is an isohexenyl group, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof. Also, the present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring neuronal protection, suppression for nitrogen monoxide (NO) production, inhibition for aldose reductase or suppression for interleukin production, and a food, beverage or feed for treatment or prevention of the above-mentioned disease, characterized in that each comprises the above-mentioned compound as an effective ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed for treating or preventing a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for induction of an adipocyte differentiation, each comprising as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from a plant belonging to Umbelliferae.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring promotion of osteogenesis or enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, an agent for promotion of osteogenesis or an agent for enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, and a food, beverage or feed for promotion of osteogenesis or enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, characterized in that each comprises as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from a plant. Also, the present invention relates to a method for measuring an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, a method for screening a substance having an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, and a method for preparing a substance having an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, each method using a specified cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease that requires enhancement of nerve growth factor production, an enhancer for nerve growth factor production, or a food, beverage or feed for enhancing nerve growth factor production, each comprising as an effective ingredient a specified compound or a salt thereof having enhancing activity for nerve growth factor production; a method for enhancing nerve growth factor production, comprising administering to a mammal the above-mentioned compound or a salt thereof; and use of the above-mentioned compound or a salt thereof in the preparation of a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease that requires enhancement of nerve growth factor production, an enhancer for nerve growth factor production, or a food, beverage or feed for enhancing nerve growth factor production. In addition, the present invention provides novel compounds having enhancing activity for nerve growth factor production.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel chalcone compound, its derivative or a salt thereof, each having a suppressive action of NO production or an inhibitory action of aldose reductase. In addition, the present invention provides a medicament, a food, a beverage or a feed having a therapeutic or prophylactic effect for a disease showing sensitivity to the compound, by utilizing the physiological actions of the compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides an extract obtainable by extracting a plant belonging to Umbelliferae, or a processed product thereof, with a water-containing alcohol; a process for preparing the extract; a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response and/or diabetic complications, characterized in that the therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent comprises as an effective ingredient the extract as defined above; an agent for an insulin-mimetic action, characterized in that the agent comprises as an effective ingredient the extract as defined above; a food, beverage or feed, comprising the extract as defined above; an agent for enhancing glucose uptake into a cell, characterized in that the agent comprises as an effective ingredient the extract as defined above; to an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, characterized in that the agent comprises as an effective ingredient the extract as defined above; and an inhibi

Abstract: A therapeutic agent and prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an agent for an insulin-mimetic action, a food, beverage and feed, an agent for enhancing glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, characterized in that each comprises as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a chalcone compound, an acetophenone compound, a coumarin compound, a phthalide compound, derivatives thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, each comprising as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of specified compounds having an insulin-mimetic action, derivatives thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent and prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an agent for an insulin-mimetic action, a food, beverage and feed for treating a preventing a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an agent for enhancing glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for inducing differentiation into an adipocyte, characterized in that each comprises as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from at least one plant selected from the group consisting of (a) a plant belonging to Tiliaceae, (b) a plant belonging to Zingiberaceae, (c) a plant belonging to Compositae, (d) a plant belonging to Liliaceae, and (e) a plant belonging to Polygonaceae.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament, a food, a beverage or a feed, each comprising as an effective ingredient a compound having an enhancing action for NGF production, which is effective for a treatment, an amelioration of symptom, prevention or the like of a disease requiring enhancement of NGF production, wherein the compound has a coumarin and/or chroman backbone. Since no toxicity is especially found in the effective ingredient of the present invention, and there is no risk of incidence of adverse actions, the treatment or the like of the above disease can be safely and appropriately carried out.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament, a food, a beverage or a feed, each comprising as an effective ingredient a compound having an enhancing action for NGF production, which is effective for a treatment, an amelioration of symptom, prevention or the like of a disease requiring enhancement of NGF production, wherein the compound has a coumarin and/or chroman backbone. Since no toxicity is especially found in the effective ingredient of the present invention, and there is no risk of incidence of adverse actions, the treatment or the like of the above disease can be safely and appropriately carried out.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for enhancing growth factor production, comprising a plant-derived enhancer for growth factor production; a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring enhancement of growth factor production and a food, beverage or feed for enhancing growth factor production, each comprising the above composition. In addition, the present invention relates to a functional food, beverage or feed excellent in health enhancement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production or promotion of osteogenesis; an agent for enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production or an agent for promotion of osteogenesis, a food, beverage or feed for enhancement of bone mornhogenetic protein production or promotion of osteogenesis, characterized in that each comprises as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (a) an acidic saccharide, (b) a polyacrylic acid, (c) chlorogenic acid and (d) an oxidation processed product of chlorogenic acid, or an extract derived from algae.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease requiring promotion of osteogenesis or enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, an agent for promotion of osteogenesis or an agent for enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, and a food, beverage or feed for promotion of osteogenesis or enhancement of bone morphogenetic protein production, characterized in that each comprises as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from a plant. Also, the present invention relates to a method for measuring an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, a method for screening a substance having an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, and a method for preparing a substance having an enhancing action for bone morphogenetic protein production, each method using a specified cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an insulin-mimetic action agent, a food, beverage, or feed for treating or preventing a disease accompanying an abnormality in an amount of insulin or insulin response, an agent for enhancement of glucose uptake into a cell, and an agent for induction of an adipocyte differentiation, each comprising as an effective ingredient a processed product derived from a plant belonging to Umbelliferae.