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Establishment of the mimetic aging effect in mice caused by D-galactose

Biogerontology. 2003;4(1):15-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1022417102206.

Abstract

We successfully established an oxidant damage of mimetic aging model using mice induced by D-galactose, and the mimetic aging model is relative to free radical and the accumulation of waste substances in metabolism. The animals were divided into 3 groups: (1) phosphate-buffered saline (PBS); (2) 1% D-galactose; (3) 5% D-galactose by subcutaneous injection every day. After 45 days, mice treated with D-galactose showed a significant increase in the malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant status (TAS) and a decrease in superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the blood compared with the PBS group. In the brain, the D-galactose treated mice exhibited a higher level MDA and a lower level SOD activity. In the liver, only the 5% D-galactose group indicated a significant increase in MDA. By reference to the oxidative biomarkers in blood, brain and liver, we have confirmed the reliability of the mimetic aging model.

MeSH terms

  • Aging / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Biomarkers
  • Galactose / chemistry
  • Galactose / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Malondialdehyde / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Oxidants / metabolism
  • Random Allocation
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / metabolism

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Biomarkers
  • Oxidants
  • Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Superoxide Dismutase
  • Galactose