Agent for preventing or ameliorating alzheimer's disease
AssigneeDaicel Corporation
InventorsKaori Takahashi, Katsuyuki Mukai, Yasuyuki Igarashi, Kohei Yuyama
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease, said agent being able to effectively suppress the accumulation of amyloid β proteins using a safe material, which has been used in foods for many years, and improve spontaneous alternation behavior change ratio. Ceramides (in particular, a glucosylceramide originating in Amorphophallus konjac) can effectively suppress the accumulation of amyloid β proteins and thus enables the prevention or amelioration of Alzheimers disease.
Claims7
A method for ameliorating cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease to a person in need of amelioration of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive function, comprising a step of administering an effective amount of a ceramide to the person,
- wherein the ceramide is derived from tuber of Amorphophallus konjac and wherein the ceramide comprises a glucosylceramide of 4,8-sphingadienine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.