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
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