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AssigneeTakara Bio Inc.
InventorsTatsuji ENOKI, Hiroaki SAGAWA, Takanari TOMINAGA, Eiji NISHIYAMA, Nobuto KOYAMA, Takeshi SAKAI, Fu-Gong YU, Katsushige IKAI, Ikunoshin KATO
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Medicinal compositions for treating, ameliorating or preventing diseases with sensitivity to 3,6-anhydrogalactopyranose represented by formula (1): foods, drinks, cosmetics, etc. containing as the active ingredient at least one member selected from the group consisting of the above-mentioned compound, its aldehyde, its hydrate and 2-O-methylated derivatives thereof and soluble sugar compounds containing the above compound. This compound also shows, for example, an apoptosis-inducing activity, a carcinostatic activity and inhibitory activities on the production of active oxygen, lipid peroxide radicals and NO, which makes it useful also as the active ingredient of antioxidants and preservatives.
A method for treating a disease that requires induction of apoptosis for its treatment, a carcinomatous disease, a disease that requires protection against oxidation for its treatment, a disease that requires inhibition of active oxygen production for its treatment, a disease that requires inhibition of nitric monoxide production for its treatment, a disease that requires inhibition of lipid peroxide radical production for its treatment or a disease that requires immunoregulation for its treatment, the method comprising
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