Author: Li, Pan; Wang, Zehua; Lam, Sin Man; Shui, Guanghou
Description: Non-nutritive sweeteners are widely used in food and medicines to reduce energy content without compromising flavor. Herein, we report that Rebaudioside A (Reb A), a natural, non-nutritive sweetener, can extend both the lifespan and healthspan of C. elegans. The beneficial effects of Reb A were principally mediated via reducing the level of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to oxidative stress and attenuating neutral lipid accumulation with aging. Transcriptomics analysis presented maximum differential expression of genes along the target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway, which was further confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR); while lipidomics uncovered concomitant reductions in the levels of phosphatidic acids (PAs), phosphatidylinositols (PIs) and lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) in worms treated with Reb A. Our results suggest that Reb A attenuates aging by acting as effective cellular antioxidants and also in lowering the ectopic accumulation of neutral lipids.
Subject headings: C. elegans; Non-nutritive sweetener; NNS; Rebaudioside A; Aging; Oxidative stress resistance; TOR; Lipidomics; Caenorhabditis elegans
Publication year: 2021
Journal or book title: Antioxidants
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 262
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