Uses of a carotenoid in the treatment or prevention of stress induced conditions
AssigneeGat Therapeutics, S.L.
InventorsEugenia Ruiz Canovas, Xavier Alvarez Mico, Olga Durany Turk, Jordi Segura de Yebra, Jaume Mercade Roca
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Abstract
The invention relates to a carotenoid for use in the treatment or prevention of stress induced conditions, and in particular it relates to the treatment or prevention of a disease mediated by glucocorticoid receptor activity. The invention also relates to a cosmetic method for preventing premature-aging of skin in a subject which comprises administering a carotenoid to said subject. Finally, the invention relates to a method for modulating the activity of a glucocorticoid receptor comprising contacting the receptor with a carotenoid.
Claims21
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A cosmetic method for preventing premature-aging of skin in a subject which comprises administering a carotenoid to said subject, with the proviso that the carotenoid is not astaxanthin or beta-carotene.
A cosmetic method for modulating an activity of a glucocorticoid receptor comprising contacting the receptor with a carotenoid, with the proviso that the carotenoid is not astaxanthin or beta-carotene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.