Patent Application: US-201414776170-A

Abstract:
a composition is provided comprising extracts of at least grape seeds and green tea . the extracts are preferably polyphenolic and preferably comprises probiotic bacteria . the use of extracts from green tea and grape seeds for the manufacture of a medicament against a neurodegenerative disease is also disclosed .

Description:
before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail , it is to be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited in its application to the details set forth in the following description . the invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways . the terms “ comprises ”, “ comprising ”, “ includes ”, “ including ”, and “ having ” together with their conjugates mean “ including but not limited to ”. the term “ consisting of ” has the same meaning as “ including and limited to ”. the term “ consisting essentially of ” means that the composition , method or structure may include additional ingredients , steps and / or parts , but only if the additional ingredients , steps and / or parts do not materially alter the basic and novel characteristics of the claimed composition , method or structure . as used herein , the singular form “ a ”, “ an ” and “ the ” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise . for example , the term “ a compound ” or “ at least one compound ” may include a plurality of compounds , including mixtures thereof . it is appreciated that certain features of the invention , which are , for clarity , described in the context of separate embodiments , may also be provided in combination in a single embodiment . conversely , various features of the invention , which are , for brevity , described in the context of a single embodiment , may also be provided separately or in any suitable sub - combination or as suitable in any other described embodiment of the invention . certain features described in the context of various embodiments are not to be considered essential features of those embodiments , unless the embodiment is inoperative without those elements . unless otherwise defined , all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs . although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention , suitable methods and materials are described below . in case of conflict , the patent specification , including definitions , will control . in addition , the materials and methods are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting . no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention , the description making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice . preparations and applications of medicaments comprising at least two of egcg , gse and l . plantarum are provided , that , surprisingly synergistically improve mental abilities such as memory and are thus thought to also inhibit or at least reduce the progression of diseases such as alzheimer disease or pd . preferably , the medicament comprises at least egcg and gse . meganatural - bp ® is 300 mg gse provided in hpmc ( hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose ) capsules ( dr caps ®) of capsugel , which are gastric - resistant and mostly disintegrate in the small intestine . egcg ( lyan , china ) and lactobacillus plantarum r1012 - 150 ( institut rosell , canada ) dr caps capsules were prepared . the average amount of lactobacillus plantarum per capsule was 377 mg / capsule ( about 6 * 10 10 bacteria ). the bacteria should be kept in cool conditions — about 5 ° c . the average amount of egcg was 218 mg . the egcg is produced by water / etoh extraction from leaves of locally cultivated camellia sinensis o . ktze . the catechins content in the egcg is preferably at least 95 %. the content of polyphenols in gse is preferably at least 90 %. green tea and grape seed extracts as well as bacteria from other suppliers are considered to have an effect similar to that from these material sources . the minimum effective dosage of gse per day is considered to be about 100 mg , and the minimum effective dosage of egcg is about 50 mg per day ; the dosage depends upon the severity of the condition and the patient &# 39 ; s general state of health , as well as weight and other considerations familiar to the practitioner . it is notable that although full clinical trials involve control by placebo , the preliminary results from treatment of a patient suffering from ad , described below , are absent this control . however , such control is perhaps of little relevance since , to the best of the inventors &# 39 ; knowledge no reliable and perceptible change would be observed in administration of placebos to such patients having cognitive impairment . since the polyphenols generally react with proteins , the administration is best performed on an empty stomach . a first subject consumed a capsule containing 300 mg of meganatural - bp ® over a period of 18 months , once daily , immediately after nocturnal sleep . some improvement of memory was observed during the period that the gse was administered , compared to memory ability before the administration commenced . general effect of egcg on mental faculties the same subject ceased to consume gse and immediately subsequent consumed capsules of 100 mg egcg ( lyan ) over a period of 40 days , once daily , immediately after nocturnal sleep . no improvement of memory was observed during the period that the egcg was administered . 300 mg of meganatural - bp ® and 60 mg of egcg capsules were concomitantly administered to the same subject , immediately after nocturnal sleep , following the egcg regime . there was a pronounced improvement of long - term memory which had not been previously observed by an observation group as well as by the subject . the improvements were both in the level of detail and in the completeness of the memory . for example , location / people details of a family trip were recalled that no other members of the family nor indeed the subject himself could previously recall ; details of an artwork observed over 40 years previously by the subject and a group of people were recalled in minute details , including the location of the creation , shape and its colors , whereas none of the members of the group could recall any of these details . the subject also reported feeling generally physically well and more lucid in mind . it is noteworthy that three months into the combined gse and egcg regime , the subject was found to have below normal levels of folic acid . it is known that there is a positive correlation between folic acid and memory , thus the apparent improvement in memory may be despite folic acid deficiency . a hypertensive and diabetic 82 year old male exhibited a cognitive deterioration and subsequently ( after about a year ) underwent mini - mental state examination ( mmse ) which produced a grade of 13 ; thus the patient was diagnosed as suffering from alzheimer disease . six weeks after the diagnosis , the patient &# 39 ; s condition continued to deteriorate . the patient was administered memantine hydrochloride ( ebixa ® tablet ), an antidementia medicine , on a daily basis . blood - pressure reducing medication was concomitantly administered and the blood pressure was measured to be on the average of 130 / 70 systolic / diastolic . however , the patient &# 39 ; s deterioration appeared to be unaffected by the drug and administration of ebixa was consequently discontinued after two weeks . the following four months were characterized by sporadic memory lapses typical of a moderately severe affliction as well as behavioral deteriorations that occurred from time to time at this point of time , according to a 60 days plan , the patient was daily administered two meganatural - bp ® capsules ( 600 mg ), one 218 mg egcg capsule ( lyan ) and one l . plantarum capsule ( 377 mg ), as well as blood - pressure reducing medication . about 18 days after the administration ( of the gse . egcg , and bacteria ) was initiated , the blood pressure dropped to about 70 - 80 / 50 . consequently , the blood - pressure reducing medication was discontinued and the administration of gse was reduced to one capsule per day ( 300 mg ) as gse is known to reduce blood pressure . two weeks ( 14 days ) thereafter the reduction of blood pressure , the deterioration appeared to have halted . during the next two weeks , a gradual improvement of the mental capacities such as memory - related performance was observed . in the next two weeks , a significant improvement in the cognitive state of the patient was observed and his mental state started to become more stable . regression of the disease was noted . at this point , the gse , egcg , and bacteria were discontinued and the patient &# 39 ; s mental capacities appeared to have dramatically improved compared to his condition just prior to the administration of the gse , egcg and probiotic bacteria , in particular his ability to follow a clock and sense time appeared to have been restored and there were no memory lapses . no adverse effects on blood sugar were observed during and after the treatment . slight memory lapses were observed subsequent to the discontinuation , and a repeat mmse performed 3 weeks later gave a grade of 19 , which is still a highly significant improvement over the patient &# 39 ; s performance in the mmse prior to the administration of gse , egcg , and bacteria . it should be mentioned that cipralex ®, a drug against depression and anxiety , as well as other calming drugs were administrated to the patient prior and during the administration of the gse , egcg , and bacteria according to need . the gse may be the extract described in any of the patents u . s . pat . no . 7 , 767 , 235 , u . s . pat . nos . 7 , 651 , 707 and 6 , 544 , 581 , and may be prepared according to the process described in u . s . pat . no . 8 , 075 , 929 ; however , other similar preparations and processes may be investigated whether they contribute to a similar synergistic effect , for example more particular ingredients of the gse may be used . the capsules may comprise both the bacteria and the gse and / or egcg ; having all the components together may simplify the medication regime ; however , it may be that the gse and / or egcg reduce the effectiveness of the medication , presumably due to an adverse interaction of substances in the gse / egcg with the bacteria . therefore , in some embodiments the bacteria are separately provided in gastric - resistant capsules or other dosage forms . in other embodiments the bacteria and / or gse / egcg extracts ( either or both ) are enteric coated , and are provided as enteric - coated granules within one dose , e . g . capsule . presumably the bacteria perform most of their beneficial activity in the large intestine ; and most of the bacteria are likely to arrive there intact when protected from the gastric conditions in the stomach . alternatively , the bacteria and the polyphenols may be provided in separate compartments . such segmented capsules / pills may be manufactured by 3 - d printing for example , with the materials therein , or added after the pill / capsule is ready . other forms of delivery may be used instead of or in addition to capsules , including but not limited to nutraceuticals , tablets , suspensions , suppositories ( liquid or solid ), injectable / intravenous solutions and lotions . the solid forms of delivery may be at least partially 3 - d printed . some embodiments further comprise flavourings and / or food stuff , to help consume the materials . the foodstuff is preferably low - protein . in some embodiments the bacteria are physically separated or functionally isolated from the egcg and gse extracts until they all arrive at the intestines ; or at least they remain as separate as possible until arrival at the large intestine . polysaccharide coating of the gse , egcg and bacteria , or at least the bacteria , may help delay the interaction until the optimal time . surprising synergy of the ( presumably polyphenolic ) ingredients in grape seed and green tea extracts has been demonstrated for improvement of mental condition or at least helping to reduce mental deterioration , in particular when properly used in conjuction with probiotic bacteria that are thought ( without being bound to the theory ) to provide metabolic products with improved efficacy . other synergies that are considered likeliest are between the gse and / or green - tea egcg and polyphenolic extracts from other plant sources , in particular from pomegranates , dates , and various berries or vitamin e . other oxidants or polyphenols can be used without limiting the scope of the invention . although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof , it is evident that many alternatives , modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art . accordingly , it is intended to embrace all such alternatives , modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims . all publications , patents and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference into the specification , to the same extent as if each individual publication , patent or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein by reference . in addition , citation or identification of any reference in this application shall not be construed as an admission that such reference is available as prior art to the present invention . 3 ) weinreb o . et al . j . nutritional biochemistry 15 ( 9 ) 506 - 516 ) ( 2004 ) 4 ) ehrnhoefer , d . e . et al . nature structural & amp ; 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