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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd., Hokkaido, JP;
Hiroshi Ueno, Hokkaido, JP;
Yoshikazu Morita, Hokkaido, JP;
Aiko Ono, Hokkaido, JP;
Ken Katoh, Hokkaido, JP;
Noriko Ueda, Hokkaido, JP;
MEGMILK SNOW BRAND CO., LTD., Hokkaido, JP;
Abstract
A problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting agent without safety problems. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product containing such a substance. TGF-β and/or a TGF-β degradation product, which is acquired by degrading TGF-β with a protease such as pepsin, pancreatin, etc., are used as a skin collagen production-promoting agent or the active ingredient of a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product. The aforementioned TGF-β and/or TGF-β degradation product have an effect of increasing the collagen content of the skin.