Multi-Component Composition for Age-Related Maladies

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current therapies are inadequate in effectively addressing age-related maladies in animals, including cognitive impairment, muscle strength loss, balance issues, and oxidative stress, which lead to chronic diseases and a decline in quality of life.

Innovation Solution

A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of unsaturated fatty acids, nitric oxide releasing compounds, anti-glycation agents, and colostrum, administered to enhance immune function, cognitive function, muscle strength, balance, and reduce oxidative stress.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If current therapies are used for age-related maladies, then treatment is provided, but the therapies are inadequate in effectively addressing cognitive impairment, muscle strength loss, balance issues, and oxidative stress

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffectiveness of therapyVSAvoidcomprehensive coverage of age-related maladies
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple therapeutic agents into a single composition: unsaturated fatty acids (for cognitive function and oxidative stress), nitric oxide releasing compounds (for muscle strength and balance), anti-glycation agents (for oxidative stress), and colostrum (for immune function). This merging approach creates a comprehensive therapy that simultaneously addresses multiple age-related maladies that current single-therapy approaches fail to treat effectively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a composition with multiple components is used, then comprehensive coverage of age-related maladies is achieved, but the complexity of the composition increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoverage of multiple age-related maladiesVSAvoidcomposition structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each component in the composition serves multiple functions: unsaturated fatty acids address both cognitive impairment and oxidative stress; nitric oxide releasing compounds address both muscle strength loss and balance issues; anti-glycation agents reduce oxidative stress while preventing glycation damage; colostrum enhances immune function while providing growth factors. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate therapies for each condition, simplifying the overall treatment approach despite the multiple components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition significantly improves balance, muscle strength, and reduces oxidative stress in animals, as demonstrated by improved performance in cognitive and motor function tests and increased glutathione levels, indicating enhanced health and wellness.

Implementation Method 1

one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNitric oxide release:

Implementation Method 2

one or more anti-glycation agents; and reducing and mitigating oxidative stress

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOxidation: Oxidation

Implementation Method 3

one or more unsaturated fatty acids (UFA); and reducing and mitigating oxidative stress

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOxidation: Oxidation

Data Source

PatentEP2685987B1Compositions and methods useful for ameliorating age related maladies
Publication Date: 2019.04.24 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA

AI summary

The invention provides methods and compositions useful for ameliorating age related maladies, enhancing and maintaining immune function, enhancing and maintaining cognitive function, enhancing and maintaining muscle strength, enhancing and maintaining balance, and reducing and mitigating oxidative stress in an animal. The compositions comprise a combination of at least two of one or more unsaturated fatty acids (UFA); one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC); one or more anti-glycation agents; and colostrum, and the methods comprise administering to an animal a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions.