<；P>；PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition, food or drink which has effects for inhibiting advances of inflammatory symptoms such as rheumatic arthritis, can easily be taken in daily lives, is safe, and little produces side effects. <；P>；SOLUTION: This composition used for inhibiting or improving the advances of inflammation or states related thereto is characterized by containing, as an active ingredient, one or more bacteria selected from the group consisting of bacteria belonging to the genus Enterococcus, the genus Bifidobacterium, the genus Lactobacillus, the genus Streptococcus, and the genus Lactococcus, which are bacteria selected from the intestines of animals including human or from fermented foods. <；P>；COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
