The invention relates to methods and means for preventing, treating or reducing inflammation by inhibiting proteolytic activity. Specifically, the invention relates to preventing or reducing inflammations in the skin or intestine. The invention provides a method for reducing or preventing an inflammation by subjecting a mammal to treatment with at least one inhibitor which is capable of inhibiting proteolytic activity. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the inhibitor is a plant product such as potato juice or a derivative thereof.

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Methods and means for preventing or treating inflammation or pruritis

Nutraceutical or pharmaceutical compositions, functional foods, extracts, dietary supplements and food/feed additives enriched in phytochemicals having antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activity may be derived from the skin, pith, or cortex from stem tubers of select potato cultivars, such as Onaway, Russet Burbank, Purple Valley or Bora Valley cultivars. These cultivars and combinations thereof provide a useful antioxidant source enriched in ferulic acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acids, ascorbic acid, anthocyanins, and rutin, isomers or derivatives thereof having antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activity.

inflammation/potatis

Methods and means for preventing or treating inflammation or pruritis

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