Immunomodulator, immunomodulator food and immunomodulator feed
AssigneeAsama Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsKousaku Murata, Yasuki Fukuda, Mizuo Yajima, Hiroichi Katsuyama
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Abstract
To provide an immunomodulator in which DNA can be administered orally or percutaneously, not through injection, or can be taken daily like a food, or an immunomodulator food or feed. DNA derived from cells of procaryotes such as Bacillus subtilis, lactic acid bacteria, amino acid producing bacteria and Escherichia coli is added to food or molded to be able to administer the same orally, percutaneously or permucosally, or formed into food, feed or the like.
Claims7
In a troche composition containing a physiologically active ingredient for modulating an immunofunction through oral administration, the improvement comprising said physiologically active ingredient comprising DNA having at least eight bases, including at least one CpG sequence, extracted from a cell of a procaryote.
A method of inhibiting the growth of a tumor by orally administering an immunomodulating composition containing a physiologically active ingredient in which the improvement comprises said physiologically active ingredient comprising DNA having at least eight bases, including one CpG sequence, extracted from a cell of a procaryote.
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