Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium for inducing differentiation of dedifferentiated stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells, a method for preparing mesenchymal stem cells from dedifferentiated stem cells by using the same, and mesenchymal stem cells prepared by using the same. The mesenchymal stem cells prepared using the above medium and method can be differentiated into various target cells, and thus can be useful as a cell therapeutic agent for congenital and acquired musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating lung cancer or breast cancer wherein the method comprises administering a pharmaceutically effective dose of arazyme enzyme to a subject with lung cancer or breast cancer. The arazyme enzyme is either a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and/or a protein encoded by DNA comprising the coding region of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition and a method for the treatment of liver dysfunction which contains administration of a composition containing arazyme as an active ingredient, more precisely arazyme produced by Aranicola proteolyticus. The arazyme of the present invention inhibits apoptosis in injured liver cells, increases SMP30 expression, inhibits P-smad3 expression and protects the liver by inhibiting liver injury around the central vein region. Therefore, the arazyme of the invention can be effectively used as a composition for the treatment of liver dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of cancer comprising arazyme as an active ingredient. More precisely, when arazyme produced by Aranicola proteolycius was administered to the nude mice transplanted with human lung carcinoma cell line, weight gaining, inhibition of tumor cell growth and infiltration, and down-regulations of MMP-9, NF-?B and PCNA, were observed. In addition, when arazyme was treated to human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), down regulations of p21, PCNA (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen), VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), BCl2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2), p-p38, PKC (Protein Kinase C) and MMP-1 (Matrix MetalloProteinase-1) which are involved in tumor cell growth, differentiation, proliferation and metastasis, were observed along with the up-regulation of catalase which inhibits tumor development. Therefore, the arazyme can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of liver dysfunction which contains arazyme as an active ingredient, more precisely a pharmaceutical composition for treating liver dysfunction which contains arazyme produced by Aranicola proteolyticus. The arazyme of the present invention inhibits apoptosis in injured liver cells, increases SMP30 expression, inhibits P-smad3 expression and protects liver by inhibiting liver injury around central vein region. Therefore, the arazyme of the invention can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of liver dysfunction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition with anti-oxidative, anti-aging and liver-function improvement activities containing ENA actimineral resource A activated water. More specifically, disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition and a health food or health supplement containing, as an active ingredient, an alkaline ENA actimineral resource A activated water prepared from Sepia bone and red algae powders, for preventing aging due to inhibitory activity on decrease in serum vitamin C, or preventing liver damage or improving liver functions due to inhibitory activity on damage, apotosis or necrosis of hepatic cells. The composition inhibits a decrease in in vivo serum vitamin C, to inhibit aging and prevents damage, apotosis or necrosis of hepatic cells, and fundamentally protects liver cells to inhibit damage, apotosis or necrosis of hepatic cells by aging in the liver and improve liver function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of liver dysfunction which contains arazyme as an active ingredient, more precisely a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of liver dysfunction which contains arazyme produced by Aranicola proteolyticus. The arazyme of the present invention inhibits apoptosis in injured liver cells, increases SMP30 expression, inhibits P-smad3 expression and protects liver by inhibiting liver injury around central vein region. Therefore, the arazyme of the invention can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention of liver dysfunction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition containing arazyme as an active ingredient for prevention and treatment of arthritis. More specifically, arazyme produced from Aranicola proteolyticus of the present invention may be useful as a composition for prevention and treatment of arthritis by inhibiting the expression of TNF-? which is an inflammation-inducing factor and preventing the loss of proteoglycan and collagen from joint cartilage to inhibit the progression of arthritis and protect joints.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of cancer comprising arazyme as an active ingredient. More precisely, when arazyme produced by Aranicola proteolycius was administered to the nude mice transplanted with human lung carcinoma cell line, weight gaining, inhibition of tumor cell growth and infiltration, and down-regulations of MMP-9, NF-?B and PCNA, were observed. In addition, when arazyme was treated to human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), down regulations of p21, PCNA (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen), VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), BCl2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2), p-p38, PKC (Protein Kinase C) and MMP-1 (Matrix MetalloProteinase-1) which are involved in tumor cell growth, differentiation, proliferation and metastasis, were observed along with the up-regulation of catalase which inhibits tumor development. Therefore, the arazyme can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of manufacture of an alkaline mineral bioactive solution of which raw materials are squid bones burnt at a high temperature and crushed powder of red seaweeds and to compositions and health foods having the efficacy for the prevention of osteoporosis. The alkaline aqueous solutions having abundant minerals of the present invention may be used for bioactive solutions having the efficacy for the prevention and improvement of osseous diseases such as osteolysis and osteoporosis in mammals including human beings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to natural and functional bean-curd having good storage stability and comprising various nutrients contained in Japanese apricots and red algae as well as those of soybean, which is—prepared by using fruit vinegar and red algae as natural coagulant. In the present invention, red algae and fruit vinegar employed as coagulant serves day as inorganic salts and as organic acid, respectively, to coagulate bean-curd, so that two coagulation principles work together, and thus it is distinguishable from conventional process for preparing bean-curd.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of manufacture of an alkaline mineral bioactive solution of which raw materials are squid bones burnt at a high temperature and crushed powder of red seaweeds and to compositions and health foods having the efficacy for the prevention of osteoporosis. The alkaline aqueous solutions having abundant minerals of the present invention may be used for bioactive solutions having the efficacy for the prevention and improvement of osseous diseases such as osteolysis and osteoporosis in mammals including human beings.