Cytological And Pharmacological Mechanisms Of Anti-aging Effects Of Cistanche Deserticola

Jul 23, 2024

Cytological and pharmacological mechanisms of anti-aging effects

Do you want to know if you're getting old? As we grow older, we will inevitably age. By observing some characteristics, we can roughly determine whether a person is aging. Below, I will share three significant characteristics for judging aging, and see how many you have chosen.

1. My belly is getting bigger

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The belly has become larger, which is commonly referred to as central obesity. It is a sign of aging, not just a change in appearance, but also a reflection of the internal health status of the body. When our belly gets bigger, it means that our body begins to accumulate fat towards the center, planting a small seed for various diseases.

Abdominal enlargement is closely related to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other diseases. These diseases are the most common health problems among middle-aged and elderly people, and once they occur, they are difficult to cure and require long-term medication control. Obesity is one of the important causes of these diseases, especially central obesity, which is one of them.

An enlarged belly may also affect our digestive system. Excessive fat accumulation in the abdomen can compress our internal organs and affect the normal functioning of the digestive system. Over time, it may lead to problems such as indigestion and constipation. These issues not only affect our quality of life but also pose potential threats to our physical health.

2. The lung capacity is getting smaller and the hearing is also decreasing

As we age, our lung function gradually weakens and our lung capacity also decreases. This is mainly due to the gradual degeneration of pulmonary blood vessels and muscles with age, resulting in a decrease in the lungs' ability to absorb oxygen and emit carbon dioxide.

If we engage in regular physical exercise and maintain healthy lifestyle habits, we can enhance lung function and to some extent slow down this aging process.

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Hearing loss is also a sign of aging. As age increases, cochlear cells gradually degrade, leading to hearing loss. This usually manifests as a decrease in sensitivity to sound, a decrease in sound resolution, and even symptoms such as tinnitus and deafness.

We can also slow down this hearing aging process by maintaining good lifestyle habits and mentality, as well as using appropriate assistive devices.

3. Decreased desire, decreased physical ability, and decreased ability to hold urine.

The decline in desire is due to the gradual decrease in hormone levels as we age, which can have an impact on our sexual desire. Desire is easily aroused when we are young, but as we age, this desire becomes much weaker.

The decline in athletic ability is also due to our muscles and bones becoming increasingly fragile as we age, which makes it more difficult for us to exercise. Therefore, we must maintain moderate exercise and physical activity in our daily lives. Appropriate exercise can help us maintain muscle and bone health, as well as improve cardiovascular function.

The same decline in urine-holding ability also occurs with age, and bladder capacity usually decreases, which means we are more likely to feel the urge to urinate. If you find yourself frequently needing to go to the bathroom, it may be your body telling you that you have entered the aging stage.

The above three characteristics may seem ordinary, but they should attract our attention. By observing and understanding these aging characteristics, we can better take care of ourselves.

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With the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of health awareness, the topic of anti-aging, that is, maintaining youth forever, has gradually become deeply rooted in people's hearts. People's attention to health products with anti-aging effects remains high. Cistanche deserticola is one of them, and extensive research has confirmed that it ranks second only to ginseng in anti-aging and longevity prescriptions. The anti-aging mechanism of Cistanche deserticola mainly acts at the cellular level. This article explores its anti-aging mechanism through different pharmacological studies.

Medical research has shown that human aging is closely related to factors such as lipid peroxidation and membrane structure damage caused by free radicals in biological membranes. Under normal circumstances, superoxide is mainly cleared by SOD (superoxide dismutase). But as age increases, the activity of SOD in the body weakens, antioxidants decrease, and gradually aging occurs.

The phenylethanoid glycosides in Cistanche deserticola can significantly increase the activity of SOD in the body, prevent lipid peroxidation, alleviate brain atrophy, protect neuronal function, reduce free radical damage to the body, and enhance the body's antioxidant capacity to help resist the invasion of aging.

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Research has shown that Cistanche deserticola can delay tissue aging and degeneration by affecting the CA1 region, leading to round nuclei, increased organelles, and even the distribution of chromatin at different cellular levels. The extract of Cistanche deserticola can also improve the aging symptoms of the body by reducing the LPO (lipid peroxidation) value in the human blood, restoring the physical strength and vitality of middle-aged and elderly people, and delaying aging. The ergosterol glycoside in Cistanche deserticola can promote lymphocyte proliferation, enhance non-specific cellular immunity and immune regulation function of the body, and enhance the immune function of the elderly by increasing the production of L-2 by T lymphocytes, thus achieving the effect of delaying immune aging and delaying aging. Pinecone chrysanthemum glycoside can exert anti-aging effects by delaying the aging of MRC-5 cells (human lung fibroblasts).

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Main Chemical Constituents of Cistanche deserticola

Recent studies have also shown a close correlation between aging and lipid peroxidation of biological membranes caused by free radicals. The phenylethanoid glycosides in Cistanche deserticola have the effect of reducing liver and serum MDA (malondialdehyde) content by inhibiting the decrease of serum and brain SOD activity. In addition, phenylethanoid glycosides can also delay aging by improving the body's immune function.

Cistanche polysaccharides can significantly enhance the antioxidant capacity of liver mitochondria, improve mitochondrial metabolism, and exert anti-aging effects; In addition, polysaccharides from Cistanche deserticola can significantly increase the activity of Ca2+- ATPase in the aging body's liver, the fluidity of liver mitochondrial membrane, and the activity of respiratory chain complexes I+III and II+III, thereby significantly reducing the MDA content and PLA2 (phospholipase A2) activity of liver mitochondria, improving their antioxidant capacity and energy metabolism, and exerting anti-aging effects.

With the continuous in-depth research on the anti-aging mechanism of Cistanche deserticola, its related pharmacological mechanisms are gradually becoming well-known, which helps to increase its market share in clinical anti-aging drugs and health products. At the same time, more and more Cistanche deserticola products will also contribute to improving our health level.


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