Effects of lu-duo-wei capsule on prolonging life span of housefly and Drosophila melanogaster.
Lu-Duo-Wei capsule is a product of Chinese medicine having high efficacy in scavenging superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. It contains antioxidants, which may increase longevity, but whether Lu-Duo-Wei capsule has such an effect is unknown. In this study, supplementing the basic diet with Lu-Duo-Wei resulted in prolonging the life span of houseflies and fruit flies. Moreover, the effect of prolonging the life span of houseflies by Lu-Duo-Wei was significantly higher than that of tea polyphenol. The result not only confirms our previous report but also supports the free radical theory of aging.
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Department of Antiaging, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China.
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Li
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Fang
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D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006793:Houseflies / Q000502:physiology*; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010636:Phenols; C403260:lu-duo-wei