Title :
Anti-Aging Effects of Betacyanins from Portulaca oleracea L.
Author :
Gong Xiang-Zhong ; Chai Huan-Fang
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Life Sci., Shandong Univ. of Technol., Zibo, China
Abstract :
Betacyanins from Portulaca oleracea markedly reversed the D-gal induced learning and memory impairment by behavioral tests. The activities of SOD, CAT, GPx and GR in D-galactose-treated mice were enhanced. Significant negative correlations were found between the latency to find the platform of mice and the activities of SOD, CAT GR and GPx in mice brain. These results suggest the neuroprotective effect of betacyanins against D-gal induced neurotoxicity might be caused, at least in part, by the increase in the activities of antioxidant enzymes.
Keywords :
botany; brain; cognition; drugs; enzymes; medicine; CAT; D-gal induced learning; D-galactose; GPx; GR; Portulaca oleracea L; SOD; antiaging effects; antioxidant enzymes; betacyanins; memory impairment; mice brain; neuroprotective effect; neurotoxicity; Animals; Biochemistry; Brain; Delay; Educational institutions; Humidity; Life testing; Mice; Temperature; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4712-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2151-7614
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5515199
