Nutritional or therapeutic composition containing the compound oleuropeine or one of the derivatives thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a nutritional composition and a pharmaceutical composition to be used for humans or animals comprising as active compound the oleuropein compound or one derivative thereof.
1. A method for stimulating bone formation and/or inhibiting bone resorption in humans or animals comprising the administration of a composition comprising oleuropein as active compound to a subject in need thereof suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of type I or type II osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis, osteolysis observed at the vicinity of a prosthesis, periodontal disease, osteoarthritis, and osteopenia.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a nutritional composition suitable for oral administration.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the subject in need thereof is suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of type I or type II osteoporosis, and secondary osteoporosis.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the nutritional composition is selected from the group consisting of food compositions and beverages.
5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the nutritional composition is a product for animal feeding, in a wet, half-wet, or dry form.
6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the oleuropein or derivative thereof is an extraction product from a plant belonging to the Oleaceae family.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the extraction product is a product extracted from the stems, the leaves, the fruits or the stones of a plant belonging to the Oleaceae family.
8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the plant belonging to the Oleaceae family is selected from the group consisting of olea europaea , a plant of genus Ligustrum , a plant of genus Syringa , a plant of genus Fraximus , a plant of genus Jasminum , and a plant of genus Osmanthus.
9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the extraction product is an olive oil or an oleuropein rich extract of olive oil or leaves.
10. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the nutritional composition is orally administered daily in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 200 mg of the oleuropein or derivative thereof.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a human or animal pharmaceutical composition.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in a suitable form for oral, parenteral, intramuscular or intravenous administration.
13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is suitable for a daily oral administration in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 200 mg of the oleuropein or derivative thereof.
14. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the nutritional composition is selected from the group consisting of fruit juices, vegetable juices, oils, butters, margarines, vegetal fats, canned foods, soups, milk-based-foods, ice creams, cheeses, baked products, puddings, confectionary products, cereal bars, breakfast cereals, condiments, and seasoning products.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the nutritional composition is selected from the group consisting of tuna fish in oil, yogurts, cottage cheese, oil-kept cheeses, bread, cookies and cakes, spices and dressings.