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Abstract
Chitosan is a polysaccharide made up of β1,4-linked d-glucosamine (GlcN) and N-acetyl-GlcN. In this study, we evaluated the possible caloric restriction mimetic (CRM) effect of dietary chitosan on systemic redox status, inflammatory biomarkers, and lipid profile in plasma and erythrocyte samples of d-galactose-induced mimetically aged rats. We found a significant increase (p < 0.05) in the reactive oxygen species, protein carbonyl, fasting glucose, body weight, cholesterol, triglyceride, inflammatory markers-interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in an accelerated senescent rat model. There was also a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in glutathione, advanced glycation end product in senescent rats. Chitosan treatment increased ferric-reducing antioxidant potential, glutathione, plasma membrane-reduced system in accelerated senescent model of rats. Our finding suggests that chitosan has properties similar to a CRM and can effectively maintain the redox homeostasis during the aging process in rat erythrocytes.
期刊介绍:
Rejuvenation Research publishes cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research on rejuvenation therapies in the laboratory and the clinic. The Journal focuses on key explorations and advances that may ultimately contribute to slowing or reversing the aging process, and covers topics such as cardiovascular aging, DNA damage and repair, cloning, and cell immortalization and senescence.
Rejuvenation Research coverage includes:
Cell immortalization and senescence
Pluripotent stem cells
DNA damage/repair
Gene targeting, gene therapy, and genomics
Growth factors and nutrient supply/sensing
Immunosenescence
Comparative biology of aging
Tissue engineering
Late-life pathologies (cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and others)
Public policy and social context.