JP2006249018A - Antiaging agent - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new antiaging agent excellent in action for preventing/improving aging of the skin. <P>SOLUTION: The antiaging agent comprises a solvent extract of a plant of the genus Quercus of the family Fagaceae as an active ingredient. In the antiaging agent, the solvent extract has collagenase activity-inhibiting action and/or fibroblast proliferation action and the plant may be used as a form of a chip composed of oak wood or barrel for aging whiskey. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an anti-aging agent having an effect of preventing and improving skin aging. Moreover, this invention relates to the food / beverage products which provided the skin cosmetics which gave the skin aging prevention and improvement effect | action, and the cosmetics effect | action.

  It has been clarified that matrix metalloprotease (MMP), which degrades matrix fibers, is involved in various pathological conditions. Among MMPs, interstitial collagenase produced by mesenchymal cells such as fibroblasts and eosinophils present at the inflamed site is useful for cancer cell metastasis, ulceration, periodontitis and caries formation. It has been reported to be involved (Non-patent Document 1, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, with regard to aging such as the decrease in skin elasticity that occurs in the formation process of human skin wrinkles and tarmi, collagenase produced from dermal fibroblasts has been shown to be involved in the modification of the three-dimensional structure due to collagen damage. ing. Therefore, it is important to prevent the formation of wrinkles and tarmi, that is, to prevent skin aging, by inhibiting the activity of the collagenase and preventing the collagenase that maintains the elasticity and tension of the skin.

Patent Document 2 describes a collagenase inhibitor containing a Kusunohagashi extract as an active ingredient, and a cosmetic food and drink blended with the Kusnohagashi extract.
Patent Document 3 describes a collagenase inhibitor containing a hop extract as an active ingredient, and a food containing the collagenase inhibitor.
However, any collagenase inhibitor has a weak anti-aging effect and is not always satisfactory.

JP 2001-181129 A JP 2003-146837 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-8541 Kawai Research Institute annual report 38, 1988, p25-32.

  The main object of the present invention is to provide an anti-aging agent having an excellent anti-aging effect on the skin.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have found that the solvent extract of the beech family Quercus genus plant has excellent fibroblast proliferation action and collagenase activity inhibitory action, and prevents and improves skin aging. The present invention was found to be useful as an anti-aging agent having sucrose, and was further studied to complete the present invention.

That is, the present invention
(1) an anti-aging agent containing a solvent extract of the beech family Quercus as an active ingredient,
(2) The anti-aging agent according to (1), wherein the solvent extract has a collagenase activity inhibitory action and / or a fibroblast proliferation action,
(3) The solvent extract according to (1) or (2) above, wherein the solvent extract is a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus plant, a concentrate of the extract or a dried product of the extract Aging agent,
(4) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the beech family Quercus is an oak.
(5) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the beech family Quercus plant is in the form of a chip made of oak wood or a whiskey aging barrel,
(6) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the solvent is a lower alcohol or a mixed solvent of lower alcohol and water,
(7) The anti-aging agent according to (6), wherein the lower alcohol is ethanol,
(8) The anti-aging agent according to (7), wherein the ethanol concentration of the solvent is 10 to 100% by volume,
(9) The anti-aging agent according to (1) above, wherein the solvent is obtained by distilling an ethanol-containing material.
(10) The anti-aging agent according to the above (1), wherein the solvent extract is obtained by bringing a product obtained by distilling an ethanol-containing material into contact with an oak barrel material in an oak barrel,
(11) The anti-aging agent according to (10), wherein the ethanol-containing product is distilled before the whiskey storage,
(12) The anti-aging agent according to (10) or (11), wherein the contact period is 0.5 years or longer,
(13) The anti-aging agent according to (1), wherein the solvent extract is whiskey or a concentrate or a dried product thereof,
(14) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13), which is a food, drink, cosmetic, or pharmaceutical product,
(15) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13), wherein the anti-aging agent is an external cosmetic or external medicine,
(16) The anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13), wherein the anti-aging agent is an oral cosmetic or oral medicine.
(17) A food or drink product having an anti-aging action, comprising the anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13),
(18) A food or drink with an indication that it is used for anti-aging, comprising the anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13),
(19) An anti-aging cosmetic comprising the anti-aging agent according to any one of (1) to (13),
(20) The cosmetic according to (19), which is a cosmetic for preventing skin aging,
(21) a fibroblast proliferating agent containing a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus as an active ingredient, and (22) a collagenase activity inhibitor containing a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus as an active ingredient,
About.

  The anti-aging agent of the present invention is excellent in skin aging prevention and improvement action.

  In the present invention, the anti-aging agent refers to those having an action to prevent or improve skin aging, specifically, external factors (ultraviolet rays, drying of air, etc.), moisturizing function and elasticity of skin with aging. It refers to those that prevent or improve aging symptoms such as decreased sex, decreased skin tension and gloss, roughness, wrinkles, and dullness.

  The anti-aging agent of the present invention is characterized by containing a solvent extract of the beech family Quercus as an active ingredient.

(Solvent extract of beech family Quercus plant)
Examples of the Beechaceae (Fagaceae) Quercus sp plant used as a raw material in the present invention include, for example, Mizunara (scientific name: Q. mongolica Fisch. Ex Turcz. Var. Grosseserrata (Bl.) Rehd. Et Wils.), Kashiwa (scientific name: Quercus dentata Thunb), Konara (scientific name: Quercus serrata Thunb), Kunugi (scientific name: Quercus acutissima Carruth), Shirakashi (scientific name: Quercus myrsinaefolia Bl.), White oak (scientific name: Quercus alba L.), Common oak (Also called Limousin Oak, French Oak or Spanish Oak. Scientific name: Quercus robur L.), Cecil Oak (scientific name: Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Lieblein), Cork Oak (scientific name: Quercus suber L.), etc. Many plants that have been used as raw materials for barrels for manufacturing and storing whiskey and the like belong to these genera since ancient times. Among these, in the present invention, it is preferable to use a plant called oak as a beech family Quercus plant. The oak refers to a group of plants used as a raw material for manufacturing and storing barrels of whiskey and the like among plants belonging to the genus Quercus. In the present invention, these oaks can be preferably used, and among them, white oak, common oak, cecil oak and mizunara can be particularly preferably used.
For these plants, the part used as a raw material is not particularly limited, and trunks, leaves, branches, bark, flowers, fruits and the like can be used. Moreover, they may be used immediately after collection or may be used after drying. If necessary, it can be used after being subjected to processing such as pulverization, cutting, chopping and molding. For example, processed products such as chips, wood flour, and barrels obtained from the wood of the plant can be used. The barrel is preferably subjected to a heat treatment such as baking the inner surface before being used for solvent extraction.

The extraction solvent used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, and may be a known solvent such as alcohol, water, or a mixed solvent thereof, but preferably a lower alcohol or a lower alcohol and water. And a mixed solvent. Here, examples of the lower alcohol include alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms (for example, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, etc.). It is important that the concentration of the lower alcohol in the solvent is a concentration at which an extract having a strong anti-aging effect is obtained. Specifically, the concentration is usually about 10 to 100% by volume, preferably about 30 to 99% by volume. is there. In consideration of finally blending into foods and drinks, the extraction solvent is preferably a mixed solvent of ethanol and water from the viewpoint of safety. In addition to the lower alcohol and water, the mixed solvent may contain other components as long as the extraction efficiency is not significantly impaired. For example, water-soluble components such as saccharides, salts or amino acids and various other solvents (for example, ethyl acetate and acetone) may be contained as desired.
Therefore, for example, when ethanol is used as the lower alcohol, the mixed solvent of ethanol and water as the extraction solvent may be a mixture of industrial reagent grade ethanol with water, or various alcohol products and The work in process may be used. Examples of the alcohol product and its work-in-process include whiskey, shochu, sake, beer, sparkling liquor, spirits, vodka, or their work-in-process. These production methods may follow conventional methods.

  In addition, for example, when a barrel is formed from plant raw materials and extraction is performed by injecting a solvent therein, a product obtained by distilling an ethanol-containing material can be suitably used as the solvent. The term “distilled ethanol-containing material” as used herein refers to a distillate obtained by distilling a solution containing ethanol. The distillate can be obtained by simple distillation or double distillation of an ethanol-containing product obtained by saccharification and fermentation using malt, rice, grapes and the like as a part of raw materials. Examples of the distillate include shochu, vodka, and whiskey pre-storage sake (new pot of malt whiskey original sake, new make of raw whiskey of Glen whiskey) and the like. Among these, whiskey storage raw liquor can be suitably used as the distillate. These production methods may follow conventional methods.

  The extraction method of the plant used as a raw material in the present invention, that is, the beech family Quercus genus plant, with a solvent is not particularly limited, and is carried out by bringing the solvent into contact with the plant raw material. The plant material may be immersed in the solvent, the plant material may be added to the solvent and heated to reflux, or a container such as a barrel may be formed using the plant material, and the solvent may be injected therein. After the contact between the solvent and the plant raw material, it may be stored still in contact, and extraction means such as heating reflux and immersion extraction may be known means, and the extraction conditions and the like are appropriately determined as desired. Can be set. In addition, the extraction may be performed at room temperature or by heating. The extraction temperature is not particularly limited as long as it does not hinder the object of the present invention, and is appropriately set as desired, but is preferably not more than the boiling point of the solvent in operation. The time required for extraction is usually about 30 minutes to 30 years, although it depends on the temperature conditions and the extraction method. However, when the above-mentioned distillate is used as a solvent, it is more specifically about 1.5 years or more. Is preferably about 1.5 to 30 years.

  According to the present invention, after the extraction, according to a method known per se, the beech family Quercus genus plant (including its processed product or processed product) is separated from the extract containing the anti-aging component. Examples of the separation means include known separation means such as centrifugation and filtration. The extract thus obtained may be further concentrated or concentrated to dryness. Concentration is performed under normal pressure or reduced pressure. Concentration may reduce the volume of the concentrate to about 5-70% by volume, preferably about 10-50% by volume. The dried product is obtained by evaporating the solvent from the extract containing the anti-aging component, preferably under reduced pressure. Furthermore, the solvent extract of the present invention includes a product obtained by further fractionating and purifying the extract obtained by extraction, for example, by column chromatography.

  The solvent extract thus obtained, that is, the extract after the extraction operation has been completed, the concentrate obtained by partially removing the solvent of the extract or the dried product from which all the solvent has been removed, and the purified product of Kalalam chromatography are used as they are. It may be used as an anti-aging agent, and further, for example, an appropriate liquid or solid excipient or extender such as titanium oxide, calcium carbonate, distilled water, lactose, starch or the specific examples described in the following examples is added. And may be used as an anti-aging agent. The mixing ratio of the solvent extract in the anti-aging agent is not particularly limited, but is appropriately set in the range of, for example, about 0.01 to 100% by weight depending on the properties of the extract (extract, concentrate, or dried product). it can.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the food-drinks, cosmetics, a pharmaceutical, etc. containing the solvent extract of a beech family Quercus genus plant can be prepared. The blending amount of the solvent extract is not particularly limited, but is, for example, about 0.01 to 100% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to 80% by weight, depending on the nature of the extract (extract, concentrate or dry product). % Can be set as appropriate.

As the food and drink of the present invention, rice cake, troche, gum, yogurt, ice cream, pudding, jelly, mizuyokan, alcoholic beverage, coffee beverage, juice, fruit juice beverage, carbonated beverage, soft drink, milk, whey beverage, A lactic acid bacteria drink etc. are mention | raise | lifted, The solvent extract (or anti-aging agent) is contained in a suitable quantity with respect to these food-drinks, and it is provided as food-drinks of this invention.
These foods and beverages include, for example, glucose extract, fructose, sucrose, maltose, sorbitol, stevioside, rubusoside, corn syrup, lactose, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, succinic acid in addition to the solvent extract (or anti-aging agent) , Lactic acid, L-ascorbic acid, dl-α-tocophenol, sodium erythorbate, glycerin, propylene glycol, glycerin fatty acid ester, polyglycerin fatty acid ester, sucrose fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, propylene glycol fatty acid ester gum arabic, carrageenan Additives used as usual food ingredients such as casein, gelatin, pectin, agar, vitamin Bs, nicotinic acid amide, calcium pantothenate, amino acids, calcium salts, pigments, fragrances, preservatives, etc. Yibin formulated, it can be prepared according to a conventional method.

The cosmetics referred to in the present invention include products called cosmetics and fragrance products. When these products are provided, they are lotions, cosmetic creams, emulsions, foundations, lipsticks, hair styling agents, hair tonics, hair restorers, shampoos. Prepare a cosmetic product by adding an appropriate amount of solvent extract to non-oral cosmetics such as rinsing, bathing agents, and oral cosmetics such as toothpastes, mouthwashes, mouthwashes, and oral fragrances. be able to.
These cosmetics include, for example, oils and fats such as vegetable oils, waxes such as lanolin and beeswax, hydrocarbons, fatty acids, higher alcohols, esters, various surfactants, pigments, fragrances, vitamins, plants and Obtained according to conventional methods by appropriately blending additives used as usual cosmetic ingredients such as animal extract ingredients, ultraviolet absorbers, antioxidants, antiseptic / bactericides, and moisturizers (eg urea, hyaluronic acid) be able to.

  When used as a pharmaceutical, various additives can be blended if necessary, and an appropriate amount of solvent extract (or anti-aging agent) can be added to prepare various pharmaceutical forms. For example, as oral drugs such as tablets, capsules, granules, powders, syrups, extracts, etc., or ointments, eye ointments, lotions, creams, patches, suppositories, eye drops, nasal drops, injections, etc. It can be provided as an oral medicine. These pharmaceuticals may be produced according to conventional methods using various additives. The additive to be used is not particularly limited, and those commonly used can be used. Examples thereof include a solid carrier such as starch, lactose, sucrose, mannitol, carboxymethylcellulose, corn starch, inorganic salt, distilled water, and the like. , Physiological saline, aqueous glucose solution, alcohol such as ethanol, liquid carriers such as propylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, various animal and vegetable oils, oily carriers such as white petrolatum, paraffin, waxes, and the like.

  When administered as a pharmaceutical, the dose of the solvent extract as an active ingredient varies depending on the form of the solvent extract, dosage form, administration route, patient condition, age, etc., but usually 1 to 500 mg / kg per day. The degree is preferably about 5 to 50 mg / kg.

  In addition, when preparing foods and drinks, cosmetics or pharmaceuticals using the solvent extract of the present invention, other active ingredients such as ellagic acid, ascorbic acid, hydroquinone, kojic acid, placenta extract, arbutin, or It can be used in combination with plant extract components such as fire thorns, kyounin, karin, hinoki, jasmine, yawirpiri. The blending ratio of such a plant extract component and the solvent extract of the present invention cannot be generally specified, but is usually about 1: 9 to 9: 1 by weight.

  Hereinafter, although an example is given and explained, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

Example 1
1. Method for evaluating collagenase (MMP-1) inhibitory activity Collagenase (MMP-1) inhibitory activity was evaluated using an MMP-1 activity assay kit (BIOMOL). Specifically, a reaction buffer (50 mM HEPES, 10 mM CaCl2, 0.05% Brij-35, 1 mM DTNB, pH 7.5), MMP-1 enzyme, and a test substance were added to a 96-well microplate and pre-treated at 37 ° C. for 30 minutes. Incubated. Then, a substrate (thiopeptide) was added and reacted at 37 ° C. for 60 minutes, and the absorbance A at 412 nm was measured. As a control, the same operation was performed without adding the test sample in the above reaction system, the absorbance B at 412 nm was measured, and the collagenase (MMP-1) inhibitory activity rate was calculated from the following formula.
[Equation 1]
Inhibition rate (%) = (1−A / B) × 100

2. Manufacture of whiskey A new pot to be used as a raw liquor before storage of whiskey was prepared. That is, the germinated barley (malt) was pulverized, mixed with warm water, saccharified, yeast was added to the filtered sugar solution, and fermented to obtain moromi having an alcohol content of 7.0 to 7.5% by volume. . The koji was placed in a copper pot still (single distiller) and distilled twice to obtain an alcohol-containing composition (new pot) having an alcohol concentration of 60% by volume.
Separately, a barrel for whiskey production (content of 230 liters) was produced using white oak. The inner surface of the barrel was heated with an open flame.
The whiskey barrel was stoppered with 210 liters of the above-mentioned alcohol-containing composition (New Pot) and stored at room temperature in a storage.

3. Evaluation of Whiskey Collagenase (MMP-1) Inhibitory Activity Suntory Whiskey Yamazaki (registered trademark) 18 years obtained by blending a plurality of extracts having a storage period of 18 years or more by the above method 2 is evaporated and dried under reduced pressure. The obtained dried product was used as a test sample. As a control product, a dried product obtained by drying the new pot of 2 in the same manner after evaporation and drying under reduced pressure was used.
They were measured for collagenase (MMP-1) inhibitory activity by the method described above. The results are shown in Table 1. Compared with the control product, the dried whiskey product showed a strong collagenase (MMP-1) inhibitory activity. Moreover, it was confirmed that the inhibitory action is volume-dependent.

Example 2
1. Method for Proliferating Activity of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Human dermal fibroblasts (manufactured by Kurabo Industries, Ltd.) were cultured in D-MEM medium containing 10% FBS. The cells were pre-cultured in a 96-well microplate for 24 hours, and then a test sample was added. After culturing for 3 days, the cell proliferation activity was measured using WST-1 cell promotion assay system (TaKaRa).

2. Evaluation of fibroblast proliferation action Using the dried product prepared in step 1, the fibroblast proliferation action was evaluated. The respective results when the control is 100% are shown in Table 2.
As a result of investigating the influence of the dried whiskey on the proliferation of fibroblasts using the WST-1 method, the dried whiskey was found to have a growth promoting effect. The value was confirmed to be stronger than the positive control magnesium ascorbate phosphate.

Example 3 Preparation of Gel for Skin 0.5 g of sodium polyacrylate was dissolved in 80 g of purified water, and 1 g of dried whiskey prepared in 3 of Example 1 was added together with 18.5 g of ethyl alcohol to prepare a gel. did.

Example 4 Preparation of capsules

(Capsule manufacturing method)
According to the prescription of Table 3, whiskey dry matter and lactose were mixed, and the prescription amount of magnesium stearate was mixed with the mixture after tableting and pulverization. 500 mg of the mixture was filled into No. 2 capsules to produce capsules containing 5 mg of dried whiskey in one capsule.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the pharmaceutical, food-drinks, and cosmetics which have the skin aging prevention and improvement effect are provided.

Claims (22)

  An anti-aging agent containing a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus as an active ingredient.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 1, wherein the solvent extract has a collagenase activity inhibitory action and / or a fibroblast proliferation action.   3. The anti-aging agent according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the solvent extract is a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus plant, a concentrate of the extract or a dried product of the extract.   The anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the beech family Quercus is an oak.   The anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the beech family Quercus plant is in the form of a chip made of oak wood or a whiskey ripening barrel.   The anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the solvent is a lower alcohol or a mixed solvent of lower alcohol and water.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 6, wherein the lower alcohol is ethanol.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 7, wherein the ethanol concentration of the solvent is 10 to 100% by volume.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 1, wherein the solvent is obtained by distilling an ethanol-containing material.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 1, wherein the solvent extract is obtained by bringing an ethanol-containing material distilled into contact with an oak barrel material in an oak barrel.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 10, wherein the ethanol-containing material is distilled before the whiskey storage.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the contact period is 0.5 years or longer.   The anti-aging agent according to claim 1, wherein the solvent extract is whiskey, a concentrate thereof or a dried product.   It is food-drinks, cosmetics, or a pharmaceutical, The anti-aging agent in any one of Claims 1-13.   The anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which is a cosmetic for external use or a pharmaceutical for external use.   The anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which is an oral cosmetic or oral medicine.   A food / beverage product having an anti-aging action, comprising the anti-aging agent according to claim 1.   A food or drink with an indication that the anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is used to prevent aging.   An anti-aging cosmetic, comprising the anti-aging agent according to any one of claims 1 to 13.   The cosmetic product according to claim 19, which is a cosmetic product for preventing skin aging.   A fibroblast proliferating agent containing a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus as an active ingredient. Collagenase activity inhibitor comprising a solvent extract of a beech family Quercus as an active ingredient.