Inflammatory bowel disease therapeutic agent and TNF-α production inhibitor

摘要

An object of this invention is to provide the chemical | medical agent used for the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory bowel disease. Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the chemical | medical agent which suppresses production of TNF- (alpha). The present invention contains one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of lysine, histidine, phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan, glutamine, glycine, cysteine, cystine and threonine, and the amount of the amino acid is 0.1 to 4000 mg / kg per day A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory bowel disease is provided. The present invention also includes a TNF-α production inhibitor comprising an amino acid selected from the group consisting of histidine, phenylalanine and tryptophan, wherein the amino acid is administered in an amount of 0.1 to 4000 mg / kg per day. I will provide a.