title: Protective effects of Chinese herbs on D-galactose-induced oxidative damage.
abstract: A mixture of traditional Chinese herbs ('FTDA') was found to improve several oxidation-related biomarkers in D-galactose-induced mimetic aging mice. FTDA consists of seven herbal components: Cuscutae Semen, Schisandrae Fructus, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Lonicerae Flos, Nelumbinis Semen, Angelica Radix and Poria, and is routinely used for treating mice with D-galactose-induced oxidative damage. Measurements of antioxidant status, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), total antioxidant status (TAS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were made on blood, brain and liver tissue collected from animals after 60 days of treatment with D-galactose subcutaneous injections. High-dose, medium-dose and control groups exhibited higher levels of SOD, GSH-Px and TAS in their blood, as well as lower levels of serum MDA activity, compared with the D-galactose group. In the liver, all three experimental and PBS groups demonstrated significant increases in SOD activity and a decrease in MDA activity. The MDA activity decreased in medium-dose, high-dose and PBS groups, while medium-dose and PBS groups demonstrated increased SOD activity compared with that seen in the brain. These results support the efficacy of FTDA in improving the antioxidant status of D-galactose-induced mimetic aging mice.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Herbal Medicine Division, Development Center For Biotechnology, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: T-H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: T-H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: R-Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005690:Galactose / Q000633:toxicity*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005690:Galactose