Agent for relief or prevention of xerostomia
View Patent ↗The present invention has its object to provide a safer and highly effective composition capable of relieving or preventing xerostomia. The present invention relates to an agent for relieving or preventing xerostomia comprising an oxidized coenzyme Q and/or a reduced coenzyme Q as active ingredients, a composition containing the agent for relieving or preventing xerostomia in a form of a food product, a health food, a dietary supplement, a supplement, an oral health care product, a medicament, a quasi drug, a pet food, a feed or the like, and a method for treating xerostomia and a method for reducing risks of xerostomia comprising administering the composition.
1. A method for treating xerostomia,
which comprises administering to a subject a composition containing as active ingredients an oxidized coenzyme Q represented by the following formula (1):
wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12,
and/or a reduced coenzyme Q represented by the following formula (2):
wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12.
2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the subject is a xerostomia patient or a xerostomia pre-patient.
3. A method for reducing risks of xerostomia,
which comprises administering to a subject a composition containing as active ingredients an oxidized coenzyme Q represented by the following formula (1):
wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12,
and/or a reduced coenzyme Q represented by the following formula (2):
wherein n is an integer of 1 to 12.
4. The method according to claim 3 ,
wherein the subject is a xerostomia patient or a xerostomia pre-patient.