| abstract |
(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Containing tea leaf components, tea catechins, crude catechins or (-) epigallocatechin gallate, which are highly safe as natural products, suppress the oxidative denaturation of LDL and are phagocytosed by macrophages. Thus, it provides an anti-atherogenic agent that can prevent LDL from reaching foam cells. [Composition] About 0.25 pp crude catechin as tea catechin m or more or (-) epigallocatechin gallate about 0.1 An anti-arteriosclerotic agent containing 25 ppm or more as a main component was used. |