Flavonoids' Effects on Caenorhabditis elegans' Longevity, Fat Accumulation, Stress Resistance and Gene Modulation Involve mTOR, SKN-1 and DAF-16.

ABSTRACT: Flavonoids are potential nutraceutical compounds present in diary food. They are considered health-promoting compounds and promising drugs for different diseases, such as neurological and inflammatory diseases, diabetes and cancer. Therefore, toxicological and mechanistic studies should be done to assert the biological effects and identify the molecular targets of these compounds. In this work we describe the effects of six structurally-related flavonoids-baicalein, chrysin, scutellarein, 6-hydroxyflavone, 6,7-dihydroxyflavone and 7,8-dihydroxyflavone-on Caenorhabditis elegans' lifespan and stress resistance. The results showed that chrysin, 6-hydroxyflavone and baicalein prolonged C. elegans' lifespan by up to 8.5%, 11.8% and 18.6%, respectively. The lifespan extensions caus

SUBMITTER: Guerrero-Rubio MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8001597 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature