JP3103513B2 - Shark cartilage oral ingestion preparation - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an anticancer effect and analgesia.
Antitumor effect mainly composed of fine shark cartilage powder
For oral ingestion .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sharks (sharks) are fishes belonging to the class Chondrichthyes and live near land. Shark skeleton is cartilage, shark cartilage that captures and kills sharks, obtains the cartilage,
It is known to have a tumor-suppressing effect and to be effective in treating cancer. For example, Cartilade, a shark cartilage product produced in the United States, is commercially available as an antitumor substance.

When a tumor becomes about 1-2 mm ³ in size, it produces a neovascularization promoting substance and supplies nutrients and oxygen necessary for the growth of the tumor itself. Since inhibiting the growth of new blood vessels is effective in treating cancer by suppressing the enlargement of tumor cells, various studies have been conducted on inhibitors of new blood vessels. It has been found to have a blood vessel inhibiting effect.

[0004] However, shark cartilage has an extremely large amount of 50 to 60 g per day for inhibiting new blood vessels, and is often unpleasant in taste and smell, and often difficult to administer orally. Shark cartilage is a mixture of mucopolysaccharides, and there is no suitable administration method other than oral administration, and it must have the property of dissolving in the intestine, which is the site of absorption, not dissolving in the stomach which is strongly acidic at the time of oral administration was there.
In addition, since many cancer patients are often very weak and difficult to administer orally, such a taste, smell, and, unless the problem of the dose is solved, shark cartilage is effective and versatile The situation could not be applied as an anticancer drug. Thus, there has been a strong demand for utilizing shark cartilage as an effective tumor neovascular inhibitor.

Incidentally, interleukin 12 (IL-
12) was initially discovered as one of the cytokines having the activity of NK cells, but subsequent studies have revealed that T cells having specific cytotoxic activity against tumor cells (killer T cells) ) Was found to have a proliferative action and an active action, and furthermore, it was found to have an action to enhance the production of interferon γ (IFNγ), which has an action to promote the activation of killer T cells. It is attracting attention as a substance useful for treatment.

[0006] Recently, in the United States, IL-12 was successfully produced in large quantities by genetic engineering (recombinant IL-12 (rt-IL-12)).
Thereafter, for the purpose of directly administering IL-12 to cancer cells,
A method of directly introducing the interleukin 12-producing gene into cancer cells by a gene transfer technique has also been tried.

[0007] In order to reduce or eliminate the growth of tumors by utilizing IL-12, there is a method of externally administering IL-12 or a method of inducing own IL-12 in vivo. Such self-IL-12 also has the advantage that there is no possibility of generating an abnormal immune reaction, and is highly sensitive, so that a large tumor loss / elimination effect was expected.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present invention relates to a method for ingestion of shark cartilage which is expected to have an antitumor effect.
It is intended to provide a formulation . Of the present invention
Another objective is to use this formulation in combination with an IL-12 inducer.
An object of the present invention is to provide a use invention of a preparation for oral ingestion characterized by the following.

[0009]

According to the present invention, shark cartilage in the form of fine powder is embedded in an oil / fat matrix, and the surface of the matrix is further coated with another lipid having a melting point different from that of the oil / fat. Anti-tumor effect characterized by
It is a promising formulation for oral ingestion . Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

Oral ingestion which can be expected to have the antitumor effect of the present invention
Shark cartilage, which is the main component of the pharmaceutical preparation , must be in the form of fine powder. In the present specification, the fine powder means that the particle size is 1 to 90 μm. In order to obtain such finely powdered shark cartilage, for example, it is preferable to pulverize commercially available shark cartilage. The above-mentioned pulverization is required to be performed at a low temperature because proteins and the like, which are the active ingredients in shark cartilage, lose heat when denatured at more than 60 ° C due to heat denaturation. The above-mentioned pulverization at a low temperature can be performed, for example, by instantaneously freezing shark cartilage in liquid nitrogen at -196 ° C, coarsely pulverizing it using a cutter-type pulverizer such as an orient mill, and then impellering the frozen state. It can be carried out by pulverizing with a high-speed rotor-type pulverizer such as a mill, and further pulverizing with a pneumatic pulverizer such as a jet mill.

Oral ingestion which can be expected to have the antitumor effect of the present invention
In preparing a pharmaceutical preparation for use , the above-mentioned finely divided shark cartilage is embedded in a fat matrix. The oils and fats constituting the oil and fat matrix are not particularly limited as long as they are commonly used for pharmaceuticals, and include, for example, vegetable hardened oils such as soybean oil, rapeseed oil, palm oil, corn oil, and cottonseed oil;
Animal hardened oils such as beef tallow, lard, fish oil, and the like; and mixtures thereof can be appropriately selected. Above all, oils and fats having a melting point of 42 to 56C are preferred. In some cases, an antioxidant such as vitamin E or catechin may be used in combination.

The method of embedding the finely powdered shark cartilage as a matrix with the above-mentioned fats and oils is not particularly limited. For example, a method of mixing the above-dissolved fats and oils and finely powdered shark cartilage in a high-speed stirring granulator is used. Can be embedded by granulation in the above.

[0013] Next, the finely powdered shark cartilage-embedded fat matrix produced as described above is further coated on its surface with another lipid having a melting point different from that of the fat. As the lipids of the present invention, those having a melting point different from those of the fats and oils previously used for preparing the fat and oil matrix, usually those having a high melting point may be selected. Specifically, for example, waxes such as carnauba wax, rice wax, beeswax, hardened animal and plant oils, fatty acids such as stearic acid and palmitic acid, natural resins such as shellac, higher grades such as palmityl alcohol and stearyl alcohol Alcohols and the like can be mentioned. For the coating, for example, a method such as a powder coating method can be used.

Oral ingestion which can be expected to have the antitumor effect of the present invention
In preparing a pharmaceutical preparation, in addition to the above, for example,
After dispersing the finely powdered shark cartilage in the fat and oil that has been melted in advance, spray cooling, and then in a tumbling granulator, coating the powdery fine powder of other lipids with a different melting point from the above fat and oil And the like.

The antitumor of the present invention prepared as described above
The preparation for oral ingestion, which can be expected to have an effect , contains shark cartilage as a main component, and can completely eliminate the difficulty in oral administration by completely masking taste and smell. In addition, by reducing friction on the surface of the prepared preparation for oral ingestion, which is expected to have antitumor effects, fluidity is improved, adhesion is reduced and it is extremely suitable for oral administration. Can be. Furthermore, it can be dissolved in the intestine, which is the absorption site, without dissolving in a strongly acidic condition in the stomach.

The finely powdered shark cartilage of the present invention has a particle size of 32 μm.
m or less accounts for 99.5% by weight or more. As will be described in detail in Examples later, the particle size of the finely powdered shark cartilage of the present invention has a very large effect on the effect, and if the particle size is too large, the inhibitory effect on tumor neovascularization decreases. . Examples of a method for equalizing the particle diameter of shark cartilage include a method of passing fine-powder shark cartilage through a sieve having a desired mesh.

The type of shark used as a raw material for shark cartilage used in the present invention is not limited, but shark cartilage obtained from blue shark is particularly preferable. Shark cartilage obtained from blue shark contains many proteins and mucopolysaccharides as active ingredients and is particularly good. It should be noted that the US-made cartilade is manufactured by mixing various kinds of sharks as raw materials, and therefore, there is a drawback that the product varies depending on the lot and the effect is low.

Oral ingestion which can be expected to have the antitumor effect of the present invention
It has been found that the preparation for use not only has an inhibitory effect on tumor neovascularization but also has an effective analgesic effect. Cancer patients usually have severe pain, especially in the case of terminal cancer. Therefore, the present invention is applied to cancer patients having pain.
When a preparation for oral ingestion that can be expected to have an antitumor effect is administered as an anticancer agent, the anticancer effect and the analgesic effect exhibit a synergistic effect, and an extremely effective therapeutic effect can be obtained.

Oral ingestion for which the antitumor effect of the present invention can be expected
An examination was made on how the preparation for use exerts its tumor neovascularization inhibitory effect, and it is suggested that the preparation is based on apotosis, as described in detail in the Examples below.

Oral ingestion for which the antitumor effect of the present invention can be expected
Although the pharmaceutical preparation is extremely useful as an anticancer agent, it also has an analgesic effect and can be used for other pharmaceutical uses. Therefore, the antitumor effect of the present invention can be expected.
Pharmaceutical compositions containing the oral preparations are also an aspect of the present invention. Furthermore, the oral antitumor effect of the present invention can be expected.
A method of performing an anticancer treatment by administering an ingestible preparation in an amount capable of exhibiting the tumor neovascularization inhibitory effect is also included in the scope of the present invention.

[0021] The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is expected to have an antitumor effect.
And a preparation for oral ingestion and an interleukin 12 inducer. The above pharmaceutical composition constitutes the second present invention. less than,
The second present invention will be described in detail.

In the present specification, “interleukin 1
The term "2 inducer" does not mean only a substance capable of inducing interleukin 12 (IL-12) in a living body, but may be IL-12 itself.
It may be an IL-12 gene-introduced cancer cell or rt-
It may be IL-12, that is, IL-
There is no particular limitation as long as 12 occurs. As such, for example, activated hemicellulose (Active Hemi Cellulose)
Compound (AHCC)) and the like. AHCC is a substance already known as a physiologically active substance obtained by enzymatically treating a plant fiber contained in the cell wall of a mushroom hypha, and β- (1 → 3) D-glucan, β- (1 → 6)
In addition to D-glucan, it contains heteroglucan such as α- (1 → 4) D-glucan, peptide glucan, proteoglucan, lectin, nucleic acid, indigestible polysaccharide and the like.

The IL-12-inducing substance of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned AH
In addition to CC, mushroom mycelium components and the like can be mentioned. The mushroom mycelium component is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, PSK, which is a mycelium component of Sarno-Koshitake, which is used as a known anticancer agent, SPG, which is a mycelium component of Shirohirotake, and lentinan, which is a mycelium component of Shiitake. Can be mentioned. In addition, such mushroom mycelium components further include, for example, agarisk, reishi,
Mushrooms such as Ningyotake, Kawariharatake, Nioshimemeji, Kabenanotake, Maitake, Yamabushitake, Oyster mushroom, Mannentake, Mutaketake, Kobutake, Kaigaratake, Matsutake, Hitaketake, Bekkotake, Nametake, Enokitake, etc.

The IL-12-inducing substance of the present invention may further include a cell component of a streptococcus. Such a cell component of the streptococcus is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include known anticancer agents such as OK-432. These are biological activators (Biologi).
cal response modifier (BR
M)) is a substance already known.

The above-mentioned IL-12 inducer has an effect of promoting the activation of killer T cells. Therefore, killer T cells in vivo are activated by the IL-12 inducer. On the other hand, the product for oral ingestion which can be expected to have the antitumor effect described in detail above
The agent suppresses the growth of neovascularization of cancer cells (tumor cells). Tumor cells in which the growth of new blood vessels has been suppressed, Fas antigen, CD8,
0, express adhesion factors such as CD86. Since killer T cells have the ability to recognize such adhesion factors such as Fas antigen, CD80 and CD86, these expressed adhesion factors can be easily recognized by killer T cells. Then, the tumor cells changed to be easily recognized as described above are easily attacked by killer T cells. In such a state, the presence of the IL-12 inducer makes it easier to attack tumor cells particularly remarkably as compared to the case where only the IL-12 inducer is used. Antitumor effect of the present invention is expected
The synergistic effect of the oral formulation and the IL-12 inducer is performed according to the mechanism described above, whereby
A strong anticancer action is developed, and apotosis occurs, causing tumor cells to be destroyed. This has been found for the first time by the present inventors.

The form in which the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is administered to humans or animals is not particularly limited. For example, it can be suitably applied as a dosage form to be carried on a carrier and used for various pharmaceuticals. As such a carrier, one or more of solid, semi-solid or liquid diluents, fillers and other prescription auxiliaries, for example, from 0.1% to 99.5.
%, Preferably 0.5 to 90%. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can be safely administered orally or parenterally. Parenteral administration forms include, for example, local administration such as administration into tissues, subcutaneous administration, intramuscular administration, arterial / intravenous administration, and rectal administration. A formulation suitable for these administration methods may be prepared using well-known and ordinary technical means.

For example, the dose of the anticancer agent is preferably set in consideration of the patient's age, body weight, administration route, type and degree of disease, and the like.
Usually, the amount of the active ingredient for adults is 1 to 1 orally.
It is common to administer 10 g / day, preferably 5-6 g / day. Parenteral administration varies greatly depending on the administration route, but it is usually 100 to 10000 mg / day, preferably 2 to 5 g / day. In some cases, less is sufficient, and conversely, higher doses may be required. It can also be administered in divided doses 2 to 4 times a day.

Oral administration can be carried out in solid or liquid dosage units such as powders, powders, granules, tablets, capsules, syrups, elixirs or suspensions and other forms.

Powders are prepared by comminuting the active substance to a suitable degree. Powders may be of a finely divided active carrier, then a finely divided pharmaceutical carrier, such as starch.
It is made by mixing with edible carbohydrates and other excipients such as mannitol. If desired, flavoring agents, preservatives, dispersants, coloring agents, flavors and the like may be added.

A capsule is prepared by first filling a powdered powder, a powder or a granulated tablet prepared as described above into a capsule shell such as a gelatin capsule. Before filling, a lubricant and a fluidizing agent such as colloidal silica, talc, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, solid polyethylene glycol and the like may be optionally mixed.
Disintegrants and solubilizers, such as carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, croscarmellose sodium, carboxystarch sodium, calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, etc., when the capsule is ingested The effectiveness of the medicament can be improved.

The fine powder of the product can be suspended and dispersed in vegetable oil, polyethylene glycol, glycerin, and a surfactant, and wrapped in a gelatin sheet to form a soft capsule.

Granules are obtained by mixing a powdered active substance with the above-mentioned excipients and disintegrants and, if necessary, a binder (eg, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, etc.) and a wetting agent (eg, syrup, starch paste, gum arabic, cellulose solution or polymer solution), kneaded, and then forced through a sieve. Can be. Instead of granulating the powder in this way, first run it on a tableting machine,
The resulting imperfect form of the slag can also be crushed into granules. A dissolution retardant (eg, paraffin, wax, hydrogenated castor oil, etc.), a resorbent (eg, quaternary salt, etc.) or an adsorbent (eg, bentonite, kaolin, dicalcium phosphate, etc.) are mixed in advance. May be.

Tablets can be prepared by adding stearic acid, stearic acid salt, talc, mineral oil and the like as a lubricant to the granules thus prepared, and tableting. The uncoated tablet thus produced may be further subjected to film coating or sugar coating.

The active ingredient of the present invention may be directly tabletted after mixing with a fluid inert carrier without going through the steps of granulation and slag as described above. A transparent or translucent protective coating composed of a shellac sealing film, a coating of sugar or a polymer material, and a polishing coating composed of wax can also be used.

Other oral dosage forms such as syrups, elixirs and suspensions can also be presented in dosage unit form so that a given quantity contains a fixed amount of the drug.
Syrups are prepared by dissolving the active substance in a suitable flavoring aqueous solution, while elixirs are prepared through the use of a non-toxic alcoholic carrier. Suspensions are formulated by dispersing the active substance in a non-toxic carrier. Suspending agents and emulsifiers (eg, ethoxylated isostearyl alcohols, polyoxyethylene sorbitol esters), preservatives, flavoring agents (eg, peppermint oil,
Saccharin) and others can also be optionally added.

[0036] If desired, dosage unit formulations for oral administration may be microencapsulated. The formulation can also provide an extended period of action and sustained release by coating or embedding the active in polymers, waxes, and the like.

Subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenous / intravenous administration can be carried out by preparing an injection in a liquid dosage unit form, for example, a solution or suspension. These are produced by dissolving or suspending a certain amount of the active substance in a non-toxic liquid carrier suitable for injection purposes, such as an aqueous or oily solvent, and then sterilizing the solution or suspension. You. Alternatively, an aliquot of the powdered or lyophilized active substance may be placed in a vial, and the vial and its contents sterilized and sealed thereafter. In this case, a preliminary vial or carrier may be prepared for dissolving or mixing immediately before administration. A non-toxic salt or salt solution may be added to make the injection liquid isotonic, and a stabilizer, a preservative, a suspending agent, an emulsifier, and the like can be used in combination.

Rectal dosage forms are prepared by kneading the active substance with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic suppository base such as polyethylene glycol, cocoa butter, higher esters (eg myristyl palmitate) and mixtures thereof. Can be prepared by

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to Production Examples and Examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Production Example 1 Production of shark cartilage oil / fat matrix coated preparation A fine shark cartilage 60 having an average particle size of 27 μm was placed in a high-speed stirring granulator (High Speed Mixer: Fukae Kogyo KK).
Parts by weight, keeping the temperature inside the machine at 10 ° C,
While stirring at 0 rpm, 10 parts by weight of a molten hardened tallow oil (melting point: 48 ° C.) was sprayed. The molten fat formed a matrix while taking in fine shark cartilage,
At this stage, shark cartilage is exposed on the surface, and sufficient covering performance cannot be obtained. Therefore, as a lipid having a different melting point on the surface of the primary matrix, finely powdered rapeseed oil having an average particle size of 5 μm (melting point 68 ° C.) 30 parts by weight in the same stirrer granulator at a stirring speed of about 1000 rpm
After stirring for a minute, coordinating and spreading, a good oil-fat matrix coated preparation having acid resistance and sustained release was prepared.

Example 1 Tumor Neovascular Inhibitory Action Test in Mice (Evaluation of Shark Cartilage Particle Size) Dorsal air sa (dorsal air sa)
c) Method was tested. Apply a Millipore filter on both sides of a plastic ring with a diameter of 5 mm, and put 1 x 1
0 ^Six MH-134 tumor cells were injected with culture created the chamber. The mice were divided into groups of 6 mice, and this chamber was inserted subcutaneously at the back of the mice. Four groups of mice were given 1000 mg of shark cartilage shown below for 4 days.
/ Kg orally, and on the 5th day, the degree of inhibition of new blood vessels was evaluated. The other group received no shark cartilage as a control, and the degree of inhibition was similarly evaluated on the fifth day. Each time the neovascularization promoting substance from the tumor permeates the Millipore filter, new blood vessels are observed growing on the surface in contact with the chamber. The neovessels of this tumor are helical. The degree of inhibition of the growth of new blood vessels was evaluated according to the following evaluation criteria. (++) 3 points: The growth of new blood vessels is remarkable (+) 2 points: New blood vessels are growing (±) 1 point: New blood vessels are slightly growing (-) 0 point: New blood vessels No increase was observed at all. The suppression rate was expressed as the rate of decrease (%) of the score relative to the control group.

Shark cartilage (1): As a raw material of shark cartilage,
Cartilade, a US shark cartilage product, was used, which was flash frozen in liquid nitrogen (−196 ° C.) and coarsely pulverized with a cutter type pulverizer (Orient Mill). Next, in a frozen state, a high-speed rotor pulverizer (impeller mill)
, And finally, further pulverized and obtained with an airflow type pulverizer (jet mill). Shark cartilage (2): A shark cartilage (1) which did not pass through a 32 μm sieve was used. Shark cartilage (3): A shark cartilage (1) that had passed through a 32 μm sieve was used. The results are shown in Table 1.

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[Table 1]

From the above results, among the shark cartilage, 3
It was found that a ground shark cartilage powder having a particle size that allows passage through a 2 μm sieve had a high inhibitory effect on neovascularization.

Example 2 Tumor Neovascular Inhibitory Effect Test in Mice (Comparison between Cartilade and Better Shark) Similar to Example 1, the use of the Dosal-Air-Sack method was carried out to evaluate the use of the US shark cartilage, Cartilade and blue shark. Comparative study with shark cartilage (better shark) was performed. The results are shown in Table 2. 100mg / kg for Cartilade
In the administration group, the inhibition rate (decrease in score relative to the control group) was 3.6%, but in the 1000 mg / kg administration group, the inhibition rate was 21.4%, which was a significant difference (P <
0.05). On the other hand, in the Better Shark, the suppression rate was 17.9% in the 100 mg / kg administration group.
And a significant difference (P <0.05) was observed,
In the mg / kg administration group, the suppression rate was the highest at 35.7%, indicating a significant difference (P <0.002). Also,
A significant difference was also observed between Cartilade and Better Shark (P <0.05).

[0045]

[Table 2]

From the above results, it was found that among shark cartilage, Better Shark had higher tumor neovascular inhibitory activity than Cartilade.

Example 3 Tumor Increase Inhibition Test Using Mice (Test for Determination of Better Shark Effect Expression Level) 1 × 10 ⁶ tumor cells (Sarcoma-180) were used as ICR mice (male, 6 weeks old), 10 mice per group Immediately after that, immediately after that, Cartilade (produced in the United States) was orally administered at 1000 mg / kg once a day for 20 consecutive days, and a Better Shark (provided that the particle size was 32 μm
Which were prepared as follows and were stable at pH 2 even when allowed to stand for 3 hours);
In addition, three groups, which were bred for 20 days without any administration, were subjected to the test, and were sacrificed after 25 days, and the tumor weight was measured. The results are shown in Table 3. The inhibition rate was represented by the weight reduction rate (%) with respect to the control group. In the cartilide administration group, the inhibition rate was 11.1% relative to the control group, whereas in the Better Shark administration group, the inhibition rate was 4%.
A significant difference (P <0.001) was observed at 7.0%. A comparison between Cartilade and Better Shark also revealed that Better Shark had a stronger antitumor effect (P <0.05).

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[Table 3]

From the above results, it was found that the better shark (particle size 3
(2 μm or less), it was presumed that sufficient efficacy was recognized even in a daily dose of 20 g / body in clinical practice.

Example 4 Test of Analgesic Effect in Mice The analgesic effect of Better Shark was measured using acetic acid licing (Wri
Thing). ICR mouse (male, 5 weeks old)
Was divided into 5 groups of 10 animals per group, and each test sample was administered to each group as follows. After 40 days, 2% acetic acid was intraperitoneally administered, and 10 to 20 days after acetic acid administration. During the day, the number of times the mouse turned back and reflected was counted. The test sample was continuously administered until the measurement was completed every day after the administration. Cartilade administration group is 1000mg per day
/ Kg oral administration, Better Shark administration group, Better Shark oral administration at 1000 mg / kg per day, Better Shark administration group, Indacin administration group, Indacin (nonsteroidal analgesic; commercial product) 25 m / day
g / kg oral administration, chondroitin sulfate administration group, chondroitin sulfate (commercial product) 333mg / k per day
g Oral administration and the control group were bred without any administration. The suppression rate was represented by the frequency reduction rate (%) with respect to the control group. The results are shown in Table 4. Better sharks also showed superiority in analgesic effects.

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[Table 4]

Example 5 Expression of immunologically specific antigen by clinical example of administration of Better Shark preparation Human (male, 80 years old) complained of upper abdominal discomfort, and IIc advanced type Stomach cancer (seal cell cancer) was diagnosed. The biopsy was used for electron microscopy and tissue biopsy (immunological examination). She was inoperable due to myocardial infarction. The shark cartilage (3) used in Example 1 (hereinafter, referred to as "beta shark" in Example 5) was orally administered to the patient at a rate of 20 g daily. Electron microscope findings and immunological special staining findings (first gastroscopy)
Before administration of the Better Shark, only the general findings of normal cancer cells showed very little apoptosis, the Fas antigen (special staining) adhesion factor (fluorescent antibody method) was not observed, and HSP60 (stress Protein, hea
t shock protein (fluorescent antibody method) was not observed. Two and a half months after the first endoscope, gastroscopy showed that the periphery of the cancer seemed to be covered with normal mucous membranes at first glance, and that the surrounding cancers were also becoming flat. Electron microscopic findings at the second biopsy revealed no specific changes in the cell membrane and cytoplasm, whereas the nucleus of the cancer cell nucleus was evident, and apoptot
An ic body was observed. That is, a in cancer cells
Positive findings indicative of C. poptosis were observed.

The biological tissue at this time was subjected to immunological special staining. Cancer cells were examined using anti-HSP60 antibody, anti-CD80 antibody, anti-CD86 antibody, and further using anti-Fas antibody. The administration of the Better Shark preparation gave a positive result for the Fas antigen, and also a positive result for the HSP60 and the adhesion factor between CD80 and CD86. The third (about 5 months after the first) gastroscopy revealed that the cancer in the upper horn of the stomach had completely disappeared. Biopsies of sites with gastric cancer were negative for cancer cells.

To summarize the above findings, the Fas antigen, HSP60, which had not been observed before the administration of the Better Shark preparation,
The antigen, the adhesion factor between CD80 and CD86, became positive two and a half months after the administration of the Better Shark preparation. Thereafter, the cancer was completely disappeared by the third gastroscope. This phenomenon is because the blood flow of the tumor was inhibited by the administration of the Better Shark preparation, so that the stress protein (HSP60) was expressed,
It was considered that the Fas antigen, the adhesion factor between CD80 and CD86, was positive, and then the third endoscope proved that the tumor had completely contracted the thigh.

From the study of tumor immunology, tumor regression
Necrosis (burrow) and apoptosis were found to exist. Necrosis is a phenomenon in which tumors disappear due to factors such as inflammation due to the action of non-specific immunity, and tumor cells are destroyed in the order of cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nuclear degeneration. In the case of this necrosis, histologically, after infiltration of neutrophils, macrophages, fibroblasts, etc., calcification and fibrosis occur, and the cancer disappears. As a result, traces remain locally.

On the other hand, when the tumor disappears due to apoptosis, the tissue is replaced with a normal tissue without any inflammation and no trace. In this case, it has been found that killer T cells recognize and adhere to the Fas antigen on the surface of tumor cells, and at the same time, induce apoptosis by the joint action of adhesion factors such as CD80 and / or CD86. First, nuclear degeneration (nuclear fission and nucleolus (apoptotic)
Since body)) occurs, the cytoplasm and cell membrane are eaten by macrophages. Therefore, no trace remains.
In any of the cases of administration of the Better Shark preparation, no inflammatory residual findings such as calcified fibrosis were observed at the site where the cancer disappeared in any case, suggesting that the cancer disappeared due to apoptosis. In addition, it was clear that the cancer had disappeared in a very short time (one month to one and a half months).

Example 6 Immunological Specificity Test with Mice Sarcoma 180 tumor cells were implanted into the back of mice,
A group in which 10 mg of TNP470 (manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company) was intraperitoneally administered, a group in which Better Shark 1000 mg / kg was orally administered, and a group in which 24 μg of angiostatin (manufactured by Chemistry and Serological Therapy Laboratory) were intraperitoneally administered, The tumor growth inhibitory effect was examined by comparison with a control group to which nothing was administered. All groups were significantly different (P <0.05) at the second and third weeks compared to the control group.
Indicates that the tumor growth was suppressed. In tumor tissue at this stage, HSP60, Fas antigen, CD
The expression of 80 and CD86 was examined immunohistologically. As a result, HSP60, Fas antigen, CD80 and CD8
6 had significantly increased expression.

On the other hand, when the same experiment as described above was performed using nude mice, which are T-cell deficient mice, a certain degree of tumor growth inhibitory effect was observed, but there was no significant difference. In the immunohistological examination of the tumor tissue, the expression of HSP60, Fas antigen, CD80 and CD86 was positive. However, no findings of apoptosis were observed.

From the above results, the antitumor effect of the neovascular inhibitor is not limited to the mere ischemia of the tumor, but the expression of stress protein in the ischemic state of the tumor, or the qualitative quantity of Fas antigen, CD80, CD86 and the like. It was considered that killer T cells recognized a specific change in expression, exerted an antitumor effect, and induced apoptosis.

Examples 7 to 10 Examples of combined administration of AHCC and beta-shark For humans with cancer shown in Table 5, the amount of AHCC was 3.0 g / day.
Beta shark for 2 daily doses daily
Daily doses were administered orally at a dose of 0 g / day. After administration for 3 months, treatment judgment and NK activity, IL-12 value and CD4 / CD8 value were measured. Example 7 and Example 1
In the case of No. 0, the tumor was reduced by 50% or more. However, it was found that all the NK activities were normal values and the activities were not enhanced. In all of Examples 7 to 10, the IL-12 value was much higher than the normal range. It could be inferred that IL-12 is involved in tumor shrinkage. In Table 5, CD4 is
Helper T cells, CD8, represent killer T cells. CD
The value of 4 / CD8 indicates the degree of increase of killer T cells, and a value of 1 or less indicates that killer T cells are increasing. The normal value is 1.0 to 1.5.

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[Table 5]

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EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Oral intake which can be expected to have the antitumor effect of the present invention
The intake preparation eliminates the unpleasant odor of shark cartilage, is acid-resistant and enteric-soluble, is convenient for oral administration, and has a reliable anticancer effect and an analgesic effect. Extremely useful. The antitumor effect of the present invention
Combination of ingestible made agent capable of expectations and interleukin-12 inducer, since a very high anticancer activity, is extremely useful as a pharmaceutical composition.

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(57) [Claims] 1. A shark cartilage fine powder preparation comprising finely divided shark cartilage embedded in an oil / fat matrix and further coating the matrix surface with another lipid having a melting point different from that of the oil / fat. And a preparation for oral ingestion that can be expected to have antitumor effects. 2. The shark cartilage in the form of fine powder to be embedded in an oil / fat matrix is mainly composed of blue sharks having a particle size of 32 μm or less and 99.5% by weight or more.
3. The preparation for oral ingestion according to 1.). 3. The preparation for oral ingestion according to claim 1, which is orally ingested as a medicine, food or health supplement. 4. The preparation for oral ingestion according to claim 3, which is orally ingested in an effective amount of about 20 g / person / day or less. 5. The preparation for oral ingestion according to claim 1, which contains an IL-12 inducer. 6. The preparation for oral ingestion according to claim 1, which is used in combination with an IL-12 inducer. 7. The preparation for oral ingestion according to claim 5, wherein the IL-12-inducing substance is a mushroom mycelium component.