Neuroprotective dietary supplement
The invention relates to a novel dietary supplement mixture having improved neuroprotective activity and preventing, ameliorating or counteracting neurodegeneration and preventing, counteracting and/or improving cognitive function decline. It also provides a dietary supplement, which is to be administered in an oral dosage form.
1. A dietary supplement mixture having neuroprotective activity which comprises a peptide formulation, comprising a peptide having the amino acid sequence of ASAFQGIGSTHWVYDGVGNS (SEQ ID NO: 2).
2. The dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 further comprising additional amino acids.
3. The dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 further comprising peptides with a molecular weight less than 10 kDa.
4. The dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 further comprising trace elements and/or mineral substance and/or vitamins and/or caffeine and/or taurine and/or fatty acids and/or phospholipids, and/or phosphatidylserines and/or plant extracts.
5. The dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 further comprising acceptable additives and/or excipients and/or fillers and/or colouring substrates and/or flavouring substances.
6. An oral dosage form comprising a dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 and acceptable additives and/or excipients and/or fillers and/or colouring substances and/or flavouring substances and/or solvents.
7. The oral dosage according to claim 6 , comprising 2–20 wt % peptides.
8. The oral dosage form according to claim 7 further comprising 10–30 wt % amino acids.
9. A method of treating age-associated memory impairment and/or age-associated cognitive decline and/or benign senescent forgetfulness, which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 .
10. A method of supporting healthy mental function during the aging processes, which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the dietary supplement mixture according to claim 1 .