Osteoblast differentiation-promoting agent, pharmaceutical composition for promoting bone formation, and functional food for health, containing aurapten-related compounds as active ingredients
Provides new uses for coumarin compounds such as aurapten. A highly safe and highly effective osteoblast differentiation promoting agent, a pharmaceutical composition for promoting bone formation, and a health functional food are provided. One embodiment of the present invention is an osteoblast differentiation promoter comprising a purified coumarin compound represented by the following formula 1:オーラプテン等のクマリン類化合物の新たな用途を提供する。安全性が高く、有効性の高い骨芽細胞分化促進剤、骨形成促進用医薬組成物及び保健機能食品等を提供する。本発明の一つの態様は、以下の式1:【化1】で表される精製されたクマリン化合物からなる骨芽細胞分化促進剤である。