| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To obtain a composition, containing a fermented milk or its treated substance as an active ingredient and capable of regulating interleukin productivity of human or animal cells without any toxicity and side effects. CONSTITUTION:A composition containing a fermented milk prepared by fermenting a milk ingredient such as whole milk of, e.g. animal milk or soybean milk, skim milk or whey with a lactic acid bacterium such as lactic acid- producing bacterium, e.g. Streptococcus thermophilus or Lactobacillus bulgaricus or the lactic acid bacterium and a yeast or its treated substance as an active ingredient. The aforementioned composition is capable of regulating interleukin productivity of human or animal cells, especially enhancing the interleukin-2 productivity or interleukin-3 productivity of the human or animal cells and/or suppressing interleukin-6 productivity. The fermented milk or its treated substance herein used has advantages in that living bodies are not adversely affected even by ingesting a large amount thereof. The composition may directly be used or added to a food to provide a functional food or health food. |
