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ArticleScientific reports2018

Antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of ellagic acid in liver and brain of rats treated by D-galactose.

Peng Chen, Fuchao Chen, Benhong Zhou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 86 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060,, Hubei Province, P.R, China.
Fuchao ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shi yan, Hubei 442008, P.R, China.
Benhong ZhouDepartment of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060,, Hubei Province, P.R, China. benhongzh@whu.edu.cn.
Wuhan University · CNHubei University of Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence has suggested that oxidative stress and apoptosis are involved in the ageing process. D-galactose (gal) has been reported to cause symptoms of ageing in rats, accompanied by liver and brain injuries. Our study aimed to investigate the potential antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of ellagic acid and to explore how these effects act on rats in a D-gal-induced ageing model. Ageing was induced by subcutaneous injection of D-gal (100 mg/kg/d for 8 weeks). Ellagic acid was simultaneously administered to the D-gal-induced ageing rats once daily by intragastric gavage. Finally, the mental condition, body weight, organ index, levels of inflammatory cytokines, antioxidative enzymes, and liver function, as well as the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins, were monitored. Our results showed that ellagic acid could improve the mental condition, body weight, organ index and significantly decrease the levels of inflammatory cytokines, normalize the activities of antioxidative enzymes, and modulate the expression of apoptotic protein in ageing rats. In conclusion, the results of this study illustrate that ellagic acid was suitable for the treatment of some ageing-associated problems, such as oxidative stress, and had beneficial effects for age-associated diseases.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsApoptosisBody WeightBrainCytokinesEllagic AcidGalactoseLiverMaleNeuroprotective AgentsOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsCytokinesEllagic AcidGalactoseNeuroprotective Agents

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PMCPMC5780521
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