Composition comprising bamboo extract and the compounds isolated therefrom showing treating and preventing activity for inflammatory and blood circulation disease
US7897182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23V2002/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a bamboo plant extract for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory or blood circulation disease. The extracts of bamboo plant has potent anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting NO production and blood circulation-improving activity by inhibiting elastase activity and healing the wound of vascular endothelial cell, activating u-PA expression and inhibiting PAI-1 expression, lowering cholesterol deposit and inhibiting neointima formation, therefore it can be used as a therapeutic or health care food for treating and preventing inflammatory or blood circulation diseases.
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