ORAL COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING ELASTASE AND USE THEREOF, ELASTASE INHIBITOR, AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING ELASTASE ACTIVITY BY ORAL INTAKE OF ELASTASE INHIBITOR

• Main Authors: ISHIHARA, Keno, KIMURA, Masayo, TANAKA, Ikuro, NOZAKI, Tsutomu
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.01.2023
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Provided are an oral composition for inhibiting elastase, a use of the oral composition, an elastase inhibitor, and a method for inhibiting the elastase activity by the oral intake of an elastase inhibitor, for the purpose of recovering the decrease of elastin in a biological tissue which is caused by an external factor such as ultraviolet ray, active oxygen or the like, the deterioration in a metabolic function in a living body or the like and improving an aging condition in the skin or the like. The composition for inhibiting elastase is characterized by containing a processed product of a seed of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) or a specific compound derived from a seed of okra as an active ingredient.