Zingiber officinale Roscoe prevents DNA damage and improves muscle performance and bone integrity in old Sprague Dawley rats

• Main Authors: Makpol, Suzana, Abdul Sani, Nur Fathiah, Hakimi, Nur Haleeda, Ab. Rani, Nazirah, Zakaria, Siti Nor Asyikin, Abd. Rasid, Ahmad Fais, Gunasekaran, Geetha, Mohd. Sahardi, Nur Fatin Nabilah, Tan, Jen Kit, Abd. Ghafar, Norzana, Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90424/1/MariamFirdhausMadNordin2020_ZingiberOfficinaleRoscoePreventsDNADamage.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/90424/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3823780

Age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength or sarcopenia is attributed to the high level of oxidative stress and inadequate nutritional intake. The imbalance in oxidative status with increased production of free radicals results in damage to the DNA which leads to cell dysfunction. This s...