Potential Antiaging and Hepatoprotective Effects of Acanthopanax senticosus Extracts in Adult Rat Models
- 1 April 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Rejuvenation Research
- Vol. 26 (2), 51-56
- https://doi.org/10.1089/rej.2022.0051
Abstract
Data regarding plant extracts with antiaging properties, particularly via the biological process involving telomeres and telomerase, are limited. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of Acanthopanax senticosus extract (ASE) supplementation on leukocyte telomere length (LTL), telomerase, and inflammatory and metabolic markers in adult animal models. A freeze-dried product of ethanol extracts was prepared using a mixture product of stem and root ASE. In a 24-week experiment that included 24-week-old Sprague Dawley male rats, experimental rats (n = 10) were administrated with 7 mg/day of ASE dissolved in saline and control rats (n = 10) with saline. All rats had access to chow and tap water ad libitum. Their LTL and plasma levels of telomerase and inflammatory and metabolic markers were assayed and compared between the two groups. The experimental rats showed significantly longer LTL (P-value < 0.05) and lower plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase (P-value < 0.05) and aspartate aminotransferase (P-value = 0.08) compared with the control. In addition, LTL was correlated with the aforementioned biochemical parameters of liver function test among experimental rats only. No significant differences in plasma levels of telomerase and inflammatory and metabolic markers were observed. These findings indicate that ASE supplementation may attenuate LTL shortening and reduce liver biochemical parameters, indicating its potential anti-aging and hepatoprotective effects without any adverse metabolic response.Keywords
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