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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marek Naruszewicz, Zalesie Gorne, PL;
Assignee:
Probi AB, Lund, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 ;
Abstract
The invention refers to the use of a bacterial strain, preferably of the genus or , giving rise to increased amounts of propionic acid in the gut for the manufacture of a medicament for reduction of the level of oxidative stress factors, such as IL-6, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and adhesion molecules in mammals including man. The medicament can be used for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatic diseases and psoriasis.