title: Establishment of the mimetic aging effect in mice caused by D-galactose.
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.
authors.affiliation: Traditional Chinese Medicine Division, Development Center for Biotechnology, 81 Chang Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. scho@mail.dcb.org.tw
authors.forename: Shih-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Jue-Hao
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: ReY-Yih
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016877:Oxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D011897:Random Allocation; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D016877:Oxidants; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005690:Galactose