Research Progress of anti-aging components from traditional Chinese medicine based on Caenorhabditis elegans
Aging is defined as the degenerative changes in the physiological function and organizational structure of the body with the increasing age.Aging can induce a series of geriatric diseases,which will lead to depressed quality of life in the elderly.The research of anti-aging is particularly necessary to improve this situation.Caenorhabditis elegans (C.elegans) is a model organism for anti-aging research,which has been internationally recognized.It is widely used in the screening of anti-aging drugs and the study of anti-senescence mechanism.Some Chinese herbal ingredients have anti-aging effects,which had been documented since ancient times.This article reviewed the latest research progress of the anti-aging ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine based on C.elegans,which will help researchers discover more anti-aging active ingredients of Chinese medicine.
Chinese medicine ingredientsanti-agingCaenorhabditis elegans