Intestinal tract-protecting agent containing hydroxylated fatty acid
AssigneesKyoto University, Nitto Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
InventorsJun Ogawa, Shigenobu Kishino, Yasunori Yonejima
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Abstract
The present invention provides an intestinal tract-protecting agent, an agent for the prophylaxis or improvement of a disease caused by damage in intestinal tract barrier function, which contains hydroxylated fatty acid, particularly hydroxylated unsaturated fatty acid, having a hydroxyl group at the 10-position and/or the 12-position, which is an intermediate of the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acid by lactobacillus.
Claims8
A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of damage in intestinal tract barrier function or a disease caused by the damage in a mammal, comprising administering an effective amount of a hydroxlyated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and having a hydroxyl group at the 10-position to the mammal, thereby treating or preventing damage in intestinal tract barrier function or a disease caused by the damage.
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