FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 564-566.

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Experimental Study on Anti-aging Effect of Chicory Polysaccharides

 QI  Ying-Xin, CAO  Bai-Ying, ZHENG  Hong-Yan, CHANG  You-Quan   

  1. 1. Department of Biology and Food Engineering,Jilin Teacher’s Institute of Engineering and Technology,Changchun 130052,China;2. College of Food Science and Engineering,Jilin Agricultural University,Changchun 130118,China
  • Online:2008-09-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate anti-aging effect of chicory polysaccharides(CPS). Methods: After mice were treated with CPS 100, 200, 400 mg/kg by oral administration for 37 days continually,the survival time, swimming time and weight of immune organ were investigated. After the aged rats were treated by oral administration for 20 days,the content of serum LPO and the activity of SOD were determined. Results: CPS can obviously enhance the anti-fatigue and the hypoxia to lerance ability,increase the weight of immune organ and improve the macrophage function of the mice. In addition,CPS also can significantly decrease the content of serum LPO and increase the activity of SOD of the aged rats. Conclusion: The results indicated that CPS has anti- aging effect.

Key words: chicory polysaccharides, anti-aging, immune-macrophage function, LPO, SOD