Carnosine and Extending Healthful Life

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"Carnosine can delay aging and provoke cellular rejuvenation...

"...L-Carnosine has beneficial effects on cultured human fibroblasts [a cell producing collagen fibres in connective tissue]...

"Skeletal muscles undergo specific alterations that are related to the aging process including incidence of several...diseases (e.g....lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, drug-related illnesses etc.) The increased sensitivity to disease of aging muscle represents an additional age-related negative influence in the presence of existing risk factors 'such as a genetic disposition.]...The potential significance of carnosine lies on the one hand its possible influence on specific...changes in muscle associated with the aging process, and on the other in its effect of 'reducing] oxidative stress...

"Carnosine is an endogenous 'contained naturally in our bodies] free-radical scavenger. 'It also helps to maintain cellular balance]. It inhibits amyloid-a Parkinson-related chemical...Also, carnosine seems to delay senile cataract and other age-related diseases.Emphases Added.

"Therefore, carnosine may be applied to human being's] as a drug against aging.*

*Yes, mentioned as a drug. However, it has not shown any side effects. It is obtained from animal muscle.

Carnosine and Extending Healthful Life Bibliography

Biogerontology

Mechanics of Ageing Devel.

Molecular Cell Bio.

J. of Agri. & Food Chem.

J. of Bio. Chemistry

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