4-OXO-2-PENTENOIC ACID AND BRAIN HEALTH

• Main Authors: GUY, PHILIPPE ALEXANDRE, REZZI, SERGE ANDRE DOMINIQUE, DUBOUX, STEPHANE, FOATA, FRANCIS, PAGE, NICOLAS, ARCE VERA, FRANCIA JACQUELINE, BOURQUI, BERTRAND, BUETLER, TIMO, DURGA, JANE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.10.2013
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates generally to compositions with a health benefit. In particular, the invention relates to the field of brain health, for example brain protection, maintenance of cognitive function, prevention of cognitive decline and prevention of cognitive disorders. A subject matter of the invention is a composition comprising 4-oxo-2-pentenoic acid for use in the treatment or prevention of cognitive decline. La présente invention concerne d'une manière générale des compositions ayant un effet bénéfique sur la santé. L'invention concerne en particulier le domaine de la santé du cerveau, par exemple la protection du cerveau, l'entretien de la fonction cognitive, la prévention du déclin cognitif et la prévention de troubles cognitifs. L'invention concerne par ailleurs une composition comprenant de l'acide 4-oxo-2-penténoïque à utiliser dans le traitement ou la prévention du déclin cognitif.