Foods (Mar 2023)

Effect of <i>Sodium Hyaluronate</i> on Antioxidant and Anti-Ageing Activities in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

  • Qianmin Lin,
  • Bingbing Song,
  • Yingxiong Zhong,
  • Huan Yin,
  • Ziyu Li,
  • Zhuo Wang,
  • Kit-Leong Cheong,
  • Riming Huang,
  • Saiyi Zhong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12071400
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 7
p. 1400

Abstract

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As an acidic polysaccharide, the formation of Hyaluronic acid (HA) is typically Sodium Hyaluronate (SH) for knee repair, oral treatment, skincare and as a food additive. Nevertheless, little information is available on the anti-ageing activity of SH as a food additive. Therefore, we treated C. elegans with SH, then inferred the anti-aging activity of SH by examining the lifespan physiological indicators and senescence-associated gene expression. Compared with the control group, SH (800 μg/mL) prolonged the C. elegans’ lifespans in regular, 35 °C and H2O2 environment by 0.27-fold, 0.25-fold and 1.17-fold. Simultaneously, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were increased by 8.6%, 0.36% and 167%. However, lipofuscin accumulation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were decreased by 36%, 47.8–65.7% and 9.5–13.1%. After SH treatment, athletic ability was improved and no impairment of reproductive capacity was seen. In addition, SH inhibited the blocking effect of age-1 and up-regulated gene levels involving daf-16, sod-3, gst-4 and skn-1. In conclusion, SH provides potential applications in anti-ageing and anti-oxidation and regulates physiological function.

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