Patents Assigned to PROJECT M CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20100105635
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for promoting amyloid protein degradation and a means for inhibiting amyloid protein aggregation. The present invention relates to a composition for promoting amyloid protein degradation, a composition for inhibiting amyloid protein aggregation, and a composition for preventing or treating diseases associated with amyloidosis, each of which comprises a plasmalogen as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Project M Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Jun Kariya
  • Publication number: 20100076091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing lipoperoxidation of erythrocytes, which comprises xanthophyll or an ester thereof as an active ingredient, a composition for preventing or treating dementia, and a method for diagnosing dementia, which comprises measuring the concentration of xanthophyll or an ester thereof in mammalian erythrocytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, PROJECT M CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Jun Kariya