INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE PRODUCTION INHIBITOR

• Main Authors: KONO YASUHIRO, YAMAZAKI YUKINAE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.09.2008
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new highly safe agent having sufficiently strong inhibitory actions on production of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and useful as an anti-inflammatory agent etc. SOLUTION: The inhibitor of inflammatory cytokine production in animal cells is characterized by comprising a compound represented by formula (1) (wherein, R1, R2and R3represent each a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group) and a 16-22C unsaturated fatty acid or a glyceride thereof or a lower alkyl ester thereof as active ingredients. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT