A composition for preventing or treating menopause, comprising Lactobacillus acidophilus

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus acidophilus YT1 (Accession No .: KCCM11808P) strain, and a composition for preventing, improving, or treating menopause as an active ingredient comprising Lactobacillus acidophilus comprising the novel strain About. The present inventors established a menopausal animal model through ovariectomy, confirmed changes in the distribution of intestinal microorganisms from this, and identified and isolated a novel Lactobacillus acidophilus strain among lactic acid bacteria whose distribution was significantly reduced in the menopause model In addition, the new strains and the previously reported Lactobacillus acidophilus strains confirmed the effects of improving menopausal symptoms such as suppression of body fat increase, suppression of bone density decrease, suppression of increased pain sensitivity, and relief of depression. did. The composition comprising the Lactobacillus acidophilus according to the present invention is expected to be usefully used for the prevention, improvement, or treatment of menopause. [Selection] Figure 11c