Here is a technology for making a curd that has long shelf life and help slow down ageing. A team of scientists led by Dr Mojibur R Khan, Associate Professor at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati has shown that Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 improves longevity and healthy aging by modulating antioxidative, innate immunity and serotonin-signaling pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans. Yogurt developed using the probiotic bacterium can promote healthy aging in elderly population and improve longevity.
They discovered the next-generation probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus Plantarum JBC5 from a dairy product that shows great promise in promoting healthy aging on a model organism called Caenorhabditis Elegans — a free-living, transparent nematode living temperate soil environments.
Dr. M. R. Khan said that the bacterium demonstrated a 27.81% increase in the life span of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans accompanied by the hallmarks of healthy aging by providing improved immunity against pathogenic infections increased learning ability and memory, gut integrity, and oxidative stress tolerance. In contrast, it significantly reduced the accumulation of body fat and inflammation.
For more details, please contact:
Dr. Mojibur R. Khan mojibur.khan@iasst.gov.in
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