The present invention relates to a method for prevention or treatment of metabolic disease, administering a composition containing bone morphogenetic protein 10 (BMP10) as an active ingredient, in which brown fat differentiation was promoted in the cells of BMP10-treated mouse embryonic mesenchymal cell line C3H10T1/T2, increased browning effects of stromal vascular fraction adipose stem cells isolated from subcutaneous adipose tissue was confirmed, and weight loss, improved insulin resistance, and changes in blood lipid levels were confirmed in a high-fat-diet-induced obese animal model. Therefore, the composition containing BMP10 as an active ingredient can be provided as a drug for the prevention or treatment of metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia.

Plant-based nutritional compositions comprise fava bean protein isolate and pea protein. The fava bean protein isolate comprises greater than about 10 wt % of the total protein in the composition, and the pea protein comprises less than about 50 wt % of the total protein in the composition. In certain embodiments, the nutritional compositions are high in protein, high in fiber, and low in calories. The compositions may be dairy-free and/or soy-free.

Provided are dietary supplement composition comprising one or both of L-theanine and a trace mineral complex, optionally in combination with bioactive peptides, in an amount or amounts individually or in combination effective to promote gut health. Further optional components include a fiber oligosaccharide prebiotic, a polyphenol prebiotic, and a polynucleotide or blend. Examples of benefits include one or more of: —an increase in the amount of total short-chain fatty acid production or of at least one of propionate, acetate and butyrate; —an increase the expression or level of at least one tight junction protein (for example, claudin-1, claudin-3, claudin-4, occludin, or a zona occludens protein) or mucin-3 or decrease the expression or level of claudin-2; —an increase in transepithelial electrical resistance; —an increase in the abundance or diversity of a member or phylum of the intestinal bacterial community of the Intestinal lumen or mucus area (for example, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, F. prausnitzii, or A. muciniphila); —an increase in the expression or level of at least one intestinal surface area marker protein (for example, villin, myosin, cadherin or sucrase-isomaltase). Methods for using such supplements are also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to a composition for the prevention, improvement, or treatment of cartilage-related diseases or symptoms, the composition including hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) as an active ingredient. In detail, the present disclosure provides a composition for regenerating cartilage, a composition for the prevention, improvement, or treatment of osteoarthritis, or a composition for regenerating growth plate cartilage, each composition including HAPLN1 as an active ingredient.

The present disclosure relates to a composition for the prevention, improvement, or treatment of cartilage-related diseases or symptoms, the composition including hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) as an active ingredient. In detail, the present disclosure provides a composition for regenerating cartilage, a composition for the prevention, improvement, or treatment of osteoarthritis, or a composition for regenerating growth plate cartilage, each composition including HAPLN1 as an active ingredient.

Provided herein are supplements that include free amino acids L-glutamine or a salt thereof, L-leucine or a salt thereof, nd L-arginine or a salt thereof, and active IGF-1. The L-glutamine or salt thereof, L-leucine or salt thereof, and L-arginine or salt thereof can be present at a ratio of approximately 3:1:1. Also provided are compositions that include the supplement, such as a food product. The disclosure also includes, but is not limited to, methods for using the supplements, including improving the performance of an animal, improving a processing factor of an animal, or increasing intestinal health of an animal, where the method includes administering to the animal a food product that has the supplement.

A drug, food and application of an anti-coronavirus infection, the drug or food containing lysozyme or a combination that comprises lysozyme; the lysozyme or a combination thereof can be used to prepare a drug for anti coronavirus infection and preventing or treating coronavirus-related diseases or symptoms, or food for assisting in anti coronavirus infection and assisting in preventing or treating coronavirus-related diseases or symptoms. The present disclosure has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on coronavirus infection or related diseases or symptoms thereof; in addition, the present application can accelerate the elimination of the virus in vivo, accelerate the speed of coronavirus nucleic acid tests in vivo turning negative, shorten the course of a patient's illness, effectively prevent and reduce the spread of coronavirus, and also has important social benefits and good application prospects.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and the like for lowering blood cholesterol, preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases and reducing inflammation, containing, as an active ingredient, an inhibitor of binding between CAP1 and PCSK9, an inhibitor of binding between CAP1 and resistin, or a CAP1 gene expression inhibitor. The present invention can lower the level of blood LDL-cholesterol by inhibiting the binding of CAP1 and PCSK9, the binding of CAP1 and resistin or the expression of a CAP1 gene. Therefore, the present invention can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition and the like for treating abnormal blood cholesterol levels and various cardiovascular diseases caused thereby, such as dyslipidemia, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and the like, and for inhibiting inflammation.

The present invention relates to an antibacterial protein CDL200 with an antibacterial activity specific against Clostridioides difficile. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibacterial protein CDL200 specific to Clostridioides difficile that may infect and cause disease in animals including humans, the antibacterial protein CDL200 being characterized by having the ability to specifically lyse the Clostridioides difficile and containing the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating an infection or disease caused by Clostridioides difficile, the composition containing the antibacterial protein CDL200 specific to Clostridioides difficile as an active ingredient.

The present invention relates to an antibacterial protein CDL200 with an antibacterial activity specific against Clostridioides difficile. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibacterial protein CDL200 specific to Clostridioides difficile that may infect and cause disease in animals including humans, the antibacterial protein CDL200 being characterized by having the ability to specifically lyse the Clostridioides difficile and containing the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating an infection or disease caused by Clostridioides difficile, the composition containing the antibacterial protein CDL200 specific to Clostridioides difficile as an active ingredient.