| abstract |
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating atopic dermatitis, and a quasi-drug composition, a food composition or a cosmetic composition for preventing or alleviating atopic dermatitis, all of which contain a fermentation product of Carica papaya Linn. A fermentation product of Carica papaya Linn. according to the present invention, uses Carica papaya Linn., which is a natural product, and thus has few side effects and effectively reduces skin lesions and the number of mast cells, and significantly reduces the levels of intracytoplasmic NF-κB and IκBα, which are involved in the expression of inflammatory genes, and thus is expected to be effectively used in the development of pharmaceuticals, health functional foods, cosmetics and the like for the prevention, alleviation or treatment of atopic dermatitis. |