Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, comprising an Elaeocarpus petiolatus extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, as an active ingredient; a food composition for preventing or improving cardiovascular and metabolic diseases; and a method for preventing or treating cardiovascular and metabolic diseases using the same. The composition comprising an Elaeocarpus petiolatus extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom inhibits the binding of Resistin-CAP1 to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor, and thereby has an activity of inhibiting inflammation of the cardiovascular system, and thus can be effectively used as a preventive or therapeutic measure for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and food additive for preventing or alleviating symptoms of andropause containing extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. as an active ingredient. The extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. of the present invention exhibits the effect of preventing and alleviating erectile dysfunction by inhibiting the activity of PDE5, and the effect of preventing and alleviating prostatic hyperplasia by suppressing the expression of AR and PSA. Therefore, the extract of Ficus auriculata Lour. of the present invention may be usefully used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and food additive for alleviating symptoms of andropause.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating COPD comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom; a food composition for preventing or improving COPD, and the compound isolated therefrom. The composition comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, according to the present invention, is not toxic, suppresses the invasion of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tube of a COPD-induced animal model, and effectively suppresses the expression of CXCL-1, TNF-α, or MIP-2. In addition, due to the use of a safety-proven herbal drug as a raw material, the composition of the present invention can resolve various side-effects of existing therapeutic agents for COPD, chronic obstructive bronchitis, chronic bronchiolitis, emphysema, multiple sclerosis, and acute and chronic inflammation, and thus can be effectively used as a composition for preventing, treating and remedying COPD.