Probiotic and polyphenol against neurodegeneration
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsRachid Bel-Rhlid, Jane Durga, Tina Kunz, Jeroen Antonius Johannes Schmitt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising the probiotic strain Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM I-1225 in combination with a polyphenol for use in the treatment or prevention of a cognitive and/or neurodegenerative disorder, in particular Alzheimer's disease.
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A method of treatment comprising the step of administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM 1-1225 in combination with a polyphenol to an individual in need of treatment of a cognitive and/or neurodegenerative disorder selected from the group consisting of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Huntington's disease.
A method for treatment of a cognitive and/or neurodegenerative disorder selected from the group consisting of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Huntington's disease, the method comprising administering a composition comprising Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM I-1225 in combination with a polyphenol to an individual in need of same, wherein the polyphenol is in the form of a plant extract, and the Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM I-1225 comprises 102 to 1011 cfu/g dry mass of the composition.
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