Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound or a salt thereof which can be usefully used for the treatment, improvement, or prevention of inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, it relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing inflammatory bowel disease comprising the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In addition, it relates to a food composition for improving or preventing inflammatory bowel disease comprising the compound or a sitologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and food for improving skin condition containing exopolysaccharides produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelial culture fluid of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the exopolysaccharides, a dry powder of the mycelial culture fluid or an extract of the mycelial culture fluid as an active ingredient. The composition and the food for improving skin condition have a superior skin whitening effect, wrinkle improving effect, skin moisturizing effect or skin anti-aging effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an extracellular polysaccharide produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata hyphae including the extracellular polysaccharide, a composition for immunoregulation containing, as an active ingredient, dried powder of the hyphae culture medium or an extract of the hyphae culture medium, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an immune disease, and a health food for immunoregulation. The composition of the present invention has an excellent effect on immune enhancement and overactive immune response inhibition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for wound healing and a cosmetic composition for wound alleviation, each composition comprising a culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof as an effective ingredient. A culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof according to the present invention was found to increase cell proliferation rates of the murine myoblast C2C12. In addition, the mycelium culture medium or an extract thereof was identified to promote wound healing HaCaT cells, which are human keratinocytes. Therefore, the culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata mycelia or an extract thereof according to the present invention can be useful for healing skin wounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to extracellular polysaccharide produced from Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelium culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata containing the extracellular polysaccharide, and a composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth containing dry powder or an extract of the mycelium culture medium as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present invention inhibits expression of TGF-? and is thus superb in preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth and a composition containing said composition can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition, quasi-drug, healthy functional food and cosmetic composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antioxidant composition containing an extracellular polysaccharide produced using Ceriporia lacerata, or a mycelium culture of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the same, or a dry powder or an extract thereof as an active ingredient. The composition can be used as an antioxidant for preventing or treating various diseases such as brain diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc., heart diseases, ischemia, arteriosclerosis, skin damage, inflammation, rheumatism, autoimmune diseases, etc. including cancers as well as aging, or as a health functional food, a cosmetic material or a feed composition having an antioxidant effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and food for improving skin condition containing exopolysaccharides produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelial culture fluid of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the exopolysaccharides, a dry powder of the mycelial culture fluid or an extract of the mycelial culture fluid as an active ingredient. The composition and the food for improving skin condition have a superior skin whitening effect, wrinkle improving effect, skin moisturizing effect or skin anti-aging effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to extracellular polysaccharide produced from Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelium culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata containing the extracellular polysaccharide, and a composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth containing dry powder or an extract of the mycelium culture medium as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present invention inhibits expression of TGF-? and is thus superb in preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth and a composition containing said composition can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition, quasi-drug, healthy functional food and cosmetic composition for preventing alopecia or stimulating hair growth.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an extracellular polysaccharide produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata hyphae including the extracellular polysaccharide, a composition for immunoregulation containing, as an active ingredient, dried powder of the hyphae culture medium or an extract of the hyphae culture medium, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an immune disease, and a health food for immunoregulation. The composition of the present invention has an excellent effect on immune enhancement and overactive immune response inhibition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sexual function improving composition containing as an active ingredient: exopolysaccharide produced by means of Ceriporia lacerata; a Ceriporia lacerata mycelium culture medium comprising the exopolysaccharide; dry powder of the mycelium culture medium; or an extract of the mycelium culture medium. The composition can be used as a sexual function improving drug for preventing or treating erectile dysfunction or diabetic erectile dysfunction or as a functional health food having sexual function improving effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antioxidant composition containing an extracellular polysaccharide produced using Ceriporia lacerata, or a mycelium culture of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the same, or a dry powder or an extract thereof as an active ingredient. The composition can be used as an antioxidant for preventing or treating various diseases such as brain diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc., heart diseases, ischemia, arteriosclerosis, skin damage, inflammation, rheumatism, autoimmune diseases, etc. including cancers as well as aging, or as a health functional food, a cosmetic material or a feed composition having an antioxidant effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sexual function improving composition containing as an active ingredient: exopolysaccharide produced by means of Ceriporia lacerata; a Ceriporia lacerata mycelium culture medium comprising the exopolysaccharide; dry powder of the mycelium culture medium; or an extract of the mycelium culture medium. The composition can be used as a sexual function improving drug for preventing or treating erectile dysfunction or diabetic erectile dysfunction or as a functional health food having sexual function improving effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for protecting a kidney, which comprises administering an extracellular polysaccharide produced by Ceriporia lacerata; a mycelial culture medium of Ceriporia lacerata containing the extracellular polysaccharide; dried powders of the mycelial culture medium; or an extract of the mycelial culture medium, in an effective amount, to a subject in need of protecting a kidney. The method is effective in protecting a kidney from renal toxicity caused by an anti-cancer agent.