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SUBMITTER: Cai Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905455 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cai Qingshuang Q Ji Shanming S Li Mengwan M Zheng Sen S Zhou Xiuhong X Guo Huimin H Deng Siyu S Zhu Junyan J Li Daxiang D Xie Zhongwen Z
iScience 20210206 3
Black tea is the most widely consumed tea drink in the world and has consistently been reported to possess anti-aging benefits. However, whether theaflavins, one type of the characteristic phytochemicals in black tea extracts, are involved in regulating aging and lifespan in consumers remains largely unknown. In this study, we show that theaflavins play a beneficial role in preventing age-onset intestinal leakage and dysbiosis, thus delaying aging in <i>Drosophila</i>. Mechanistically, theaflavi ...[more]