Publication number: 20050245459
Abstract: A method of utilizing the physiological activity of a rare saccharide, wherein physiological-activity sensitive cells are treated with the rare saccharide to modify the function of the cells. A composition containing, as an active ingredient, a rare saccharide which is introduced into physiological-activity sensitive cells and has an effect of modifying the function of the cells. The cells are human cells. The composition is a functional food, a drug, or a cosmetic. The rare saccharide is a rare saccharide belonging to aldose and/or ketose. The aldose is D-allose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of cancer-cell proliferation inhibitory activity sensitive cells and active-oxygen production inhibitory activity sensitive cells. The ketose is D-psicose, and the cells are selected from the group consisting of chemokine secretion inhibitory activity sensitive cells, microglia migration inhibitory activity sensitive cells, and hypoglycemic activity sensitive cells.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 22, 2003
Publication date:
November 3, 2005
Applicants:
Fushimi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Teikoku Seiyaku Co. Ltd., Kagawa University, Shikoku Research Institute Incorporated, Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
Inventors:
Ken Izumori, Masaaki Tokuda, Toshifumi Itano, Osamu Miyamoto, Toshihiko Ishida, Koji Murao, Taizo Tasaka, Gan Muneuchi, Fuminori Yamaguchi, Terukazu Tanaka, Masaaki Ueki, Kazuyuki Hirooka, Tomohiko Taminato, Mohammad Hossain, Keiji Tsusaki, Takeo Takahashi, Mitsuhiro Nagata, Yutaka Ishida