Method for alleviating fear memory

US9107891B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107891-B2
Application numberUS-201214129794-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 29, 2012
Priority dateJun 29, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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The present invention provides new methods of intervention for anxiety associated disorders, in particular, trauma-derived disorders such as PTSD, and therapeutic or prophylactic agents for anxiety associated disorders that can be used as foods, beverages, and dietary supplements, for example, and which contain as an active ingredient n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in krill oil or fish oil, for example. The present invention further provides methods for alleviating fear memory or methods for preventing its formation by adjusting the proportion of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids as ingested.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of treating a human suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of krill oil to treat the post-traumatic stress disorder in said human. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the krill oil is purified via a thermal coagulum of said krill oil. 3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the krill oil has a phospholipid con…

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What does patent US9107891B2 cover?
The present invention provides new methods of intervention for anxiety associated disorders, in particular, trauma-derived disorders such as PTSD, and therapeutic or prophylactic agents for anxiety associated disorders that can be used as foods, beverages, and dietary supplements, for example, and which contain as an active ingredient n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in krill oil or fi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sekiguchi Masayuki, Yamada Daisuke, Takeo Jiro, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K31/202. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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