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SUBMITTER: Shen LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3705117 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shen Li-Rong LR Xiao Fa F Yuan Peng P Chen Ying Y Gao Qi-Kang QK Parnell Laurence D LD Meydani Mohsen M Ordovas Jose M JM Li Duo D Lai Chao-Qiang CQ
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) 20120601 4
Curcumin is a polyphenolic bioactive compound in turmeric. We examined if antioxidant effects of curcumin are associated with lifespan extension in Drosophila. In this experiment, females and males of Drosophila were fed diets either containing no curcumin (C0) or supplemented with curcumin at 0.5 (C1) and 1.0 (C2) mg/g of diet. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), enzyme activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and expression of seven age-related genes in females and males were analyzed. We foun ...[more]