Nutritional components and aging-delaying action of some wild berries in Changbai Mountainous Area / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the nutritional components and aging-delaying action of some wild berries such as vaccimum vitia-idaea, vitis amurensis, and actinidia arguta in Changbai Mountainous area. Methods Contents of vitamin B 1, B 2, C, niacin, ?-carotene, and minerals such as Fe, Ca and Zn were analyzed. Wild berry juice was administered to aged mice for 30 days respectively at the doses of 3 g?kg -1 and 6 g?kg -1. Then activities of SOD and GSH-Px, and contents of MDA and lipofuscin were measured. Results Contents of vitamin B 1, B 2, C, ?-carotene, and Fe, Ca, Zn in the berries were significantly higher than those in common cultivated fruits. In the meantime, activities of SOD and GSH-Px in red blood cells and the liver were enhanced remarkably (P