Use Of Xanthophylls For The Treatment Of Cancers

• Main Author: LYU QUANWEI
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 25.12.2020
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The present invention relates to use of xanthophylls for the treatment of cancers, and a novel use of xanthophylls, particularly astaxanthin and/or an ester thereof, for inhibiting tumor cell growth.Therefore, the present invention provides a method for preventing or treating cancers, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amountof at least one type of xanthophyll. 本发明涉及叶黄素用于治疗癌症的用途。具体讲，本发明涉及叶黄素，特别是虾红素及/或其酯的新颖用途，其用于抑制肿瘤细胞生长。因此，本发明提供一种用于预防或治疗癌症的方法，其包含向有需要的个体投予包含治疗有效量的至少一种叶黄素的组合物。