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Geroprotective effect of ala-glu-asp-gly peptide in male rats exposed to different illumination regimens
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In this rat study, the authors examined a geroprotective effect of Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly peptide (epithalone) in male rats under different illumination regimens. The abstract reports that permanent or natural (North-Western Russia) illumination accelerated death compared with standard 12 h light, and that permanent illumination promoted spontaneous tumor development. Injection of epithalone (subcutaneously 0.1 microg/rat 5 times a week from age 4 months until natural death) virtually did not change mean lifespan, but was associated with a significant (p<0.05) normalization of population aging rate and thus mortality-rate doubling time in groups exposed to natural or constant illumination. The authors state that epithalone significantly inhibited development of spontaneous tumors, primarily testicular leydigomas and leukemias, in rats under any of the photoregimens.
Abstract
Exposure of male rats to permanent or natural illumination of North-Western Russia accelerated their death in comparison with animals exposed to standard (12 h) light. Permanent illumination promoted the development of spontaneous tumors in comparison with the standard photoregimen. Injection of epithalone (synthetic Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly peptide; subcutaneously 0.1 microg/rat 5 times a week from the age of 4 months until natural death) virtually did not change the mean lifespan of male rats, but was associated with a significant (p<0.05) normalization of population aging rate and hence, time of mortality rate doubling in groups exposed to natural or constant illumination. Epithalone injected to rats exposed to any photoregimen significantly inhibited the development of spontaneous tumors, primarily testicular leydigomas and leukemias.
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