Medicine, Food And Drink Or Feed Containing Sphingomyelin

Abstract

It is intended to find novel pharmaceutical use of sphingomyelin and to provide preventive or therapeutic agents for various diseases as well as a food and drink product and feed comprising any of these agents. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient and is any of the following agents: 1) a sialomucin secretion promoter, 2) an agent for preventing drunken sickness (hangover), 3) an antiallergic agent, 4) an antioxidant, 5) an agent for defending against infection, 6) a hair growth agent, 7) a therapeutic agent for demyelinating disease, 8) an anti-pigmentation agent, 9) an anti-inflammatory agent, and 10) an agent for improving learning ability. The present invention also provides a food and drink product or feed, characterized by comprising the agent. It is preferred that the sphingomyelin should be derived from milk.

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         4 . A pharmaceutical agent which contains sphingomyelin as an active ingredient, and is an agent for improving learning ability. 
     
     
         5 . The pharmaceutical agent according to  claim 4 , wherein the sphingomyelin is derived from milk. 
     
     
         6 . A food and drink product or feed comprising the agent according to  claim 4 . 
     
     
         7 . A food and drink product or feed comprising the agent according to  claim 5 . 
     
     
         8 . A method for improving learning ability comprising administering sphingomyelin. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the sphingomyelin is derived from milk. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the sphingomyelin is contained as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical agent. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the sphingomyelin is formulated into one selected from the group consisting of food and drink product and feed. 
     
     
         12 . Sphingomyelin for use in improvement of learning ability. 
     
     
         13 . Sphingomyelin for use according to  claim 12 , wherein the sphingomyelin is derived from milk. 
     
     
         14 . Sphingomyelin for use according to  claim 12 , wherein the sphingomyelin is contained as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical agent. 
     
     
         15 . Sphingomyelin for use according to  claim 12 , wherein the sphingomyelin is formulated into one selected from the group consisting of food and drink product and feed.