title: Rosa damascena decreased mortality in adult Drosophila.
abstract: The effects of a rose-flower extract, Rosa damascena, on the mortality rate of Drosophila melanogaster was evaluated in this study. R. damascena is a potent antioxidant that has many therapeutic uses in addition to its perfuming effects. Supplementing Drosophila with this rose extract resulted in a statistically significant decrease in mortality rate in male and female flies. Moreover, the observed anti-aging effects were not associated with common confounds of anti-aging properties, such as a decrease in fecundity or metabolic rate.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. mjafari@uci.edu
authors: Mahtab
authors: M
authors: Jafari
authors: Asghar
authors: A
authors: Zarban
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Pham
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027826:Rosa / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts