公开(公告)号：EP1354592B1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-25

申请号：EP01994994.0

申请日：2001-12-25

申请人： Calpis Co., Ltd.

发明人： YAMAMOTO, Naoyuki Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  MASUDA, Osamu c/o Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  KANEKO, Kyoko c/o Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  IKEDA, Nagisa Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  ISHIDA, Yuu Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  KUSUDA, Daisuke c/o Calpis Co., Ltd. ,  SHINODA, Tadashi Calpis Co., Ltd.

IPC分类号： A61K35/74 ,  A61P1/14

CPC分类号： A61K35/20 ,  A61K35/747 ,  Y10S514/892 ,  A61K2300/00

摘要： Medicines for relieving intestinal disorders which contain viable cells of a strain belonging to Lactobacillus helveticus. This strain is preferably characterized by a resistance to a specific bile acid, adhesiveness to intestinal epithelial cells, etc. A method of controlling intestinal functions which involves the step of administering such a medicine to a subject with a need for the control of intestinal functions. When administered to humans or the like, these medicines exert effects of elevating stool frequency, etc., thereby efficaciously improving the intestinal environment.