Sensation-improving agent

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a safety sensation-improving agent that can improve dulled peripheral sensations through daily ingestion or application to the skin. Another object of the present invention is to provide a sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics that can improve dulled peripheral sensations through oral ingestion or application to the skin. A sensation-improving agent containing a milk-derived protein and/or a hydrolysate therefrom as an active ingredient is provided. The milk-derived protein and/or the hydrolysate therefrom can be orally ingested or applied direct to the skin to improve dulled sensations, particularly peripheral sensations, and be formed into a sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics.

1 . A sensation-improving agent containing a milk-derived protein and/or a hydrolysate therefrom as an active ingredient. 
     
     
         2 . The sensation-improving agent according to  claim 1 , wherein the milk-derived protein is at least one selected from lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin, cystatin, and angiogenin. 
     
     
         3 . The sensation-improving agent according to  claim 1 , wherein the hydrolysate from the milk-derived protein is produced through hydrolisis of the milk-derived protein with a protease. 
     
     
         4 . The sensation-improving agent according to  claim 3 , wherein the protease is at least one selected from the group consisting of pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pancreatin. 
     
     
         5 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         6 . A method for improving a sensation in a mammal, comprising taking the mammal a milk-derived protein and/or a hydrolysate therefrom, or applying the milk-derived protein and/or the hydrolysate therefrom to the skin of the mammal. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the mammal is a human, and the milk-derived protein and/or the hydrolysate therefrom is fed at a dose of 10 mg or more per day for an adult human. 
     
     
         8 . The sensation-improving agent according to  claim 2 , wherein the hydrolysate from the milk-derived protein is produced through hydrolisis of the milk-derived protein with a protease. 
     
     
         9 . The sensation-improving agent according to  claim 8 , wherein the protease is at least one selected from the group consisting of pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pancreatin. 
     
     
         10 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 2 . 
     
     
         11 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 3 . 
     
     
         12 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 4 . 
     
     
         13 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         14 . A sensation-improving food, beverage, feed, or cosmetics containing the component according to  claim 9 .