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Sesamin extends the mean lifespan of fruit flies

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The present study investigated the anti-ageing activity of sesamin and its effect on gene expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), methuselah (Mth) and Rpn11 in Drosophila melanogaster. Results demonstrated that 0.2 % sesamin in diet prolonged the mean lifespan of OR wild fruit flies by 12 %, accompanied by up-regulation of SOD1, SOD2, CAT and Rpn11. Sesamin at 0.2 % in diet also attenuated paraquat-induced neurodegeneration with up-regulation of SOD1, SOD2 and Rpn11 in OR wild fruit flies. Supplementation of 0.2 % sesamin in diet increased the survival time of OR wild type flies and Alzheimer flies Aβ42 33769 when they were challenged with paraquat. Furthermore, sesamin-induced increase in the activity and expression of antioxidant enzymes also suggests that the longevity promoting activity of sesamin are possibly due to its action as a hormetin by inducing oxidative stress response-mediated hormesis. It was concluded that sesamin extended the mean lifespan and alleviated the neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster at least mediated by its interaction with genes SOD1, SOD2, CAT, and Rpn11, but not with gene Mth.

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Abbreviations

SOD1:

Cu-Zn-superoxide dismutase

SOD2:

Mn-superoxide dismutase

CAT:

Catalase

Mth:

Methuselah

GPX:

Glutathione peroxidase

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

D. melanogaster :

Drosophila melanogaster

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    Yuanyuan Zuo, Cheng Peng, Yintong Liang, Ka Ying Ma, Ho Yin Edwin Chan & Zhen-Yu Chen

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Zuo, Y., Peng, C., Liang, Y. et al. Sesamin extends the mean lifespan of fruit flies. Biogerontology 14, 107–119 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-012-9413-4

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