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L-Arginine Enhances Resistance against Oxidative Stress and Heat Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans.


ABSTRACT: The antioxidant properties of l-arginine (l-Arg) in vivo, and its effect on enhancing resistance to oxidative stress and heat stress in Caenorhabditis elegans were investigated. C. elegans, a worm model popularly used in molecular and developmental biology, was used in the present study. Here, we report that l-Arg, at a concentration of 1 mM, prolonged C. elegans life by 26.98% and 37.02% under oxidative and heat stress, respectively. Further experiments indicated that the longevity-extending effects of l-Arg may be exerted by its free radical scavenging capacity and the upregulation of aging-associated gene expression in worms. This work is important in the context of numerous recent studies that concluded that environment stresses are associated with an increased population death rate.

SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5086708 | biostudies-other | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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l-Arginine Enhances Resistance against Oxidative Stress and Heat Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Ma Heran H   Ma Yudan Y   Zhang Zhixian Z   Zhao Ziyuan Z   Lin Ran R   Zhu Jinming J   Guo Yi Y   Xu Li L  

International journal of environmental research and public health 20160929 10


The antioxidant properties of l-arginine (l-Arg) in vivo, and its effect on enhancing resistance to oxidative stress and heat stress in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> were investigated. <i>C. elegans</i>, a worm model popularly used in molecular and developmental biology, was used in the present study. Here, we report that l-Arg, at a concentration of 1 mM, prolonged <i>C. elegans</i> life by 26.98% and 37.02% under oxidative and heat stress, respectively. Further experiments indicated that the l  ...[more]

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