Research Article

An Aloe-Based Composition Constituting Polysaccharides and Polyphenols Protected Mice against D-Galactose-Induced Immunosenescence

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Thymus indices in D-galactose-induced aged mice treated with the Aloe-based composition. Mice were injected with D-galactose at 500 mg/kg subcutaneously daily for 9 weeks to induce accelerated aging: (a) mice (n = 10) were treated with two doses of UP360 (200 or 400 mg/kg) orally starting from week 5 and immunized at the start of week 8 with 3 μg of Fluarix quadrivalent vaccine and (b) D-gal mice (n = 8) were treated with UP360 at 400 mg/kg orally and compared against the normal control and D-galactose induced mice without vaccination. Necropsy was carried out 14 days after vaccination at the end of week 9. vs D-gal control; vs D-gal control.
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