| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject preparation expected to have anticancer effects, having extremely high practicality, and useful for the therapy of progressive cancer and last stage cancer, and the improvement of quality of life by including a specific cytokine inducer. SOLUTION: This preparation contains an interleukin 12 inducer. The inducer is preferably (A) a component derived from a mycelium of a mushroom. The inducer preferably contains further (B) the mycelium component of the mushroom, and (C) a microbial cell component of hemolytic streptococcus. The component A is a physiologically active substance obtained by treating the mycelium of the mushroom with an enzyme, and preferably contains a β3-(1→3)D-glucan, a β-(1→6)D-glucan, a heteroglycan, a peptidoglycan, a proteoglycan, a lectin, an indigestive polysaccharide or the like. The daily dose of the preparation as an anticancer agent is usually 100-20,000 mg, especially 1,000-10,000 mg per adult as the amount of the orally administered active ingredient. |
