Cacao powder supplementation attenuates oxidative stress, cholinergic impairment, and apoptosis in d-galactose-induced aging rat brain
- Authors
- Yoo, Hyoeun; Kim, Hyun-Sook
- Issue Date
- 9-Sep-2021
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.11, no.1, pp 1 - 11
- Pages
- 11
- Journal Title
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/146377
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-021-96800-y
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Abstract
- Aging, a critical risk factor of several diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, affects an ever-growing number of people. Cacao supplementation has been suggested to improve age-related neuronal deficits. Therefore, this study investigated the protective effects of raw cacao powder on oxidative stress-induced aging. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups: Control (C), d-galactose-induced aging (G), d-galactose injection with 10% (LC), and 16% (HC) cacao powder mixed diet. d-galactose (300 mg/3 mL/kg) was intraperitoneally injected into all but the control group for 12 weeks. Cacao supplemented diets were provided for 8 weeks. The levels of serum Malondialdehyde (MDA), Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs), brain and liver MDA, the indicators of the d-galactose induced oxidative stress were significantly decreased in LC and HC but increased in G. The Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of brain showed that the cholinergic impairment was significantly lower in LC, and HC than G. Furthermore, the expression levels of catalase (CAT), phospho-Akt/Akt, and procaspase-3 were significantly increased in LC and HC. In conclusion, cacao consumption attenuated the effects of oxidative stress, cholinergic impairment and apoptosis, indicating its potential in future clinical studies.
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