AGENT FOR INHIBITING REDUCTION OF DECOMPOSITION OF MODIFIED ELASTIN, AGENT FOR MAINTAINING NORMAL ELASTIC FIBERS, AGENT FOR INHIBITING FORMATION OF ELASTIN-ELAFIN COMPLEX, AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID AGENTS

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agent for inhibiting formation of an elastin-elafin complex and a composition for inhibiting formation of an elastin-elafin complex, the agent and composition being capable of inhibiting formation of an elastin-elafin complex. The present invention pertains to an agent for inhibiting reduction of decomposition of modified elastin, the agent containing, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by general formula (I) and/or a derivative thereof. (In formula (I), R1-R4 may be the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group. When R1 is a hydrogen atom, R2 is a hydroxy group. When R1 is a hydroxy group, R2 is a hydrogen atom. When R3 is a hydrogen atom, R4 is a hydroxy group. When R3 is a hydroxy group, R4 is a hydrogen atom.)