摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a highly safe oral composition superior in a cardiac dysfunction-ameliorating or cardiac function-maintaining action. The present inventors have conducted intensive studies in an attempt to solve the aforementioned problems and found that use of, particularly, reduced coenzyme Q10 from among highly safe coenzyme Q affords a composition useful for amelioration of cardiac dysfunction and maintenance of cardiac function. Accordingly, the present invention provides a cardiac dysfunction-ameliorating agent or cardiac function-maintaining agent containing reduced coenzyme Q as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutical product, a food, an animal drug, a feed and the like, which contain the agent.
摘要:
The present invention aims to activate neural cells in brain, and further provide a useful composition having an action to protect intracerebral neural cells from external and internal stresses.An agent for improving a neural cell function containing reduced coenzyme Q as an active ingredient, more specifically, an agent for activating neural cells and an agent for protecting neural cells, is useful, and can be used for the improvement or prophylaxis of central neurological diseases or neuropathy symptoms derived from or associated with a neurodegenerative disease, promotion of cognitive function or improvement of learning and memory disorders.
摘要:
The present invention provides a cosmetic or food composition which is excellent in a skincare effect, particularly an effect of whitening the skin browned due to ultraviolet radiation or aging, and which can be safely used for many mammals. The present invention provides a whitening composition comprising reduced coenzyme Q represented by formula (1) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a whitening composition further comprising oxidized coenzyme Q represented by formula (2) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a method for whitening the skin of a mammal, the method comprising administering the mammal with the composition.
摘要:
Fatigue is significantly involved in the lifestyle of people today. Although many anti-fatigue products are on market, those with definite and reliable effects are still few. Under such circumstances, the inventors of the present invention have conducted studies aiming at providing a composition which exhibits a distinctive anti-fatigue effect, and consequently accomplished the present invention. The present invention provides an anti-fatigue composition containing reduced coenzyme Q and a carnitine derivative. By administering the anti-fatigue composition of the present invention to a mammal, anti-fatigue effects can be synergistically seen even at doses which are not effective when the components are individually used. According to the present invention, an anti-fatigue composition having a reliable effect can be provided.
摘要:
The present invention provides a highly safe composition which is effective for protecting liver functions and preventing liver dysfunctions in the case where liver dysfunctions rise by various causes. The present inventors found that oxidized coenzyme Q is effective for protecting liver functions in the absence of selenium and that reduced coenzyme Q has a higher efficacy for protecting liver functions. The composition containing, as the main components, oxidized coenzyme Q and less than 0.01 percent by weight of selenium, or reduced coenzyme Q can be used to protect liver functions. The present invention can provide a highly safe composition which is highly effective for maintaining health.
摘要:
The present invention provides a composition capable of maintaining antioxidative activity in blood high by keeping the reduced coenzyme Q10 ratio in blood high after taking coenzyme Q10 even in aged mammals.The present invention relates to a composition which comprises reduced coenzyme Q10 as an active component and enhances the antioxidative activity in blood of aged mammals.
摘要:
The present invention aims to provide a composition which has an extremely broad range of applications, has an excellent safety, and can be used for preventing, ameliorating, or therapeutically-treating diabetes.The present invention provides an agent for preventing, ameliorating, or therapeutically-treating diabetes or a diabetic complication, a glycemic control agent, and an insulin secretion-promoting agent, each of which contains reduced coenzyme A as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides a method for preventing, ameliorating, or therapeutically-treating diabetes or a diabetic complication, which includes administration of the aforementioned agent.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a composition for life extension, comprising reduced coenzyme Q10 as an active ingredient, as well as relates to a method of extending a life span using the composition comprising reduced coenzyme Q10 as an active ingredient. In the present invention, it has been found that long-term ingestion of feed that contains reduced coenzyme Q10 enables the life span of senescence-accelerated model mice to be extended. No sign indicating toxicity is observed in the senescence-accelerated model mice that have been fed with reduced coenzyme Q10 over a long period. Based on these findings, it was found that the composition containing reduce coenzyme Q10 as an active ingredient has potential to be a composition for life extension with high safety, capable of being taken for a long period. The present invention provides a composition, which can extend the life span of humans or animals, enables them to spend active and healthy senectitudes and shows high safety during the ingestion over a long period.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of improving the absorbability of reduced coenzyme Q10, which includes affording a composition containing lysolecithin and reduced coenzyme Q10 in combination. The composition containing lysolecithin and reduced coenzyme Q10 of the present invention shows superior absorption of reduced coenzyme Q10 and can be utilized for food, food with nutrient function, food for specified health uses, nutritional supplement, nutritional product, animal drug, beverage, feed, pet food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical product, therapeutic drug, preventive drug and the like.
摘要:
A method of preventing or treating fatigue in a subject mammal comprises administering an effective amount of a composition comprising (a) reduced coenzyme Q represented by the following formula (1): wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12, and (b) lipoic acid or a derivative thereof, to the mammal.