Composition for controlling growth of bacteria in the intestinal tract and use thereof
AssigneeMeiji Co., Ltd.
InventorsShin FUJIWARA, Mariko TAKEDA
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Abstract
The object of the invention is to provide a means for controlling growth of bacteria in the intestinal tract. There is provided a composition for controlling growth of any bacteria selected from the group consisting bacteria of the genus Eggerthella, bacteria of the genus Oscillibacter, bacteria of the genus Holdemania, and bacteria of the genus Parasutterella in the intestinal bacterial microbiota, which contains any selected from the group consisting of a human milk oligosaccharide and a constituent sugar of a human milk oligosaccharide.
Claims12
A method for controlling growth of a bacteria in the intestinal bacterial microbiota, wherein the bacteria is selected from the group consisting of bacteria of the genus Eggerthella, bacteria of the genus Oscillibacter, bacteria of the genus Holdemania, and bacteria of the genus Parasutterella,
- the method comprising administering a composition comprising a human milk oligosaccharide, and/or a constituent sugar of a human milk oligosaccharide, to a subject in need of control of growth of the bacteria in the intestinal bacterial microbiota.
A method for treating a disease or condition that can be ameliorated by controlling growth of a bacteria selected from the group consisting of bacteria of the genus Eggerthella, bacteria of the genus Oscillibacter, bacteria of the genus Holdemania, and bacteria of the genus Parasutterella in the intestinal tract,
- the method comprising administering a human milk oligosaccharide and/or a constituent sugar of a human milk oligosaccharide to a subject in need of treating the disease or condition.
A method for treating mood disorder, the method comprising
- administering a composition which contains a human milk oligosaccharide and/or a constituent sugar of a human milk oligosaccharide to a subject in need of treating mood disorder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.