Patent ReferencesDuodenal and gastric ulcer treatment with oral urogastrone Lactoferrin as a dietary ingredient promoting the growth of the gastrointestinal tract Lactoferrin hydrolyzate for use as an antibacterial agent and as a tyrosinase inhibition agent Patent #: 5214028 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 374785 filed on 04/03/1995US Classes:514/8, Glycoprotein (carbohydrate containing)514/6, Heavy metal containing (e.g., hemoglobin, etc.)514/12, 25 or more peptide repeating units in known peptide chain structure514/21Produced by or extracted from animal tissueExaminersPrimary: Schain, Howard E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 038/40A61K 038/18 A61K 038/14 Foreign Application Priority Data1992-07-29 JPAbstractThe present invention provides an activating agent of digestive tract cells, which contains an epidermal growth factor, lactoferrins, a hydrolysate of the lactoferrins, or a mixture thereof.The activating agent of digestive tract cells of the present invention has such effects as prevention and improvement of a damage to the digestive tract, improvement of digestive tract functions deteriorating with age, and acceleration of growth and proliferation of digestive tract cells of a newborn. It is also possible to add it to, or mixed with, various food products to obtain digestive tract cels activating foods. | |