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Casein Hydrolysate Peptides Attenuate Immunosenescence and Inflammaging in a D-Galactose-Induced Mouse Model of Aging.

Mengni Cui, Zheng Xu, Jianbo Cheng, Jikun Zhang, Caihong Hu, Yun Zhang

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Mengni CuiCollege of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150100, China.ORCID 0009-0006-9266-0031
Zheng XuCollege of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150100, China.
Jianbo ChengHeilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd., Harbin 150100, China.
Jikun ZhangHeilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd., Harbin 150100, China.
Caihong HuCollege of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150100, China.
Yun ZhangCollege of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150100, China.

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Annual Basic Scientific Research Business Fee Project from Department of Education Heilongjiang Province 2024-KYYWF-1334Heilongjiang Provincial Key Research and Development Program GZ2025065Horizontal project from Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co., Ltd HDFHX202441Open Research Fund for Key Laboratory of Dairy Science(Northeast Agricultural University) 2025-OF-002
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Abstract

Aging populations worldwide face increasing burdens from physiological deterioration. Bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins have attracted interest for their biological activities, yet systematic evidence against aging remains limited. Here, we investigated casein hydrolysates in a D-galactose-induced murine aging model. Following eight weeks of oral administration at graded doses, we quantified systemic oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokine profiles, hepatic and cerebral histopathology, and multiple immune competence parameters. Our data demonstrate that casein peptides dose-dependently suppressed lipid peroxidation, elevated endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities, and rebalanced cytokine networks toward an anti-inflammatory state. Concurrently, peptide treatment attenuated tissue lesions in both liver and brain, while restoring thymus and spleen indices, normalizing T-cell subset distributions, and recovering serum immunoglobulin levels. These findings indicate that oral administration of the casein hydrolysate peptide preparation was associated with improvements in redox homeostasis, inflammatory status, tissue integrity, and immune function in D-galactose-induced aging mice. This work provides mechanistic insights into casein peptides as a multi-target protective agent against age-associated physiological decline, supporting further exploration of their therapeutic potential in aging biology.

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agingcasein peptidesimmunological surveillanceoxidative stress

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PMID42883414
PMCPMC13663542

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