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A role for carnosine in cellular maintenance.
Biochemistry. Biokhimiia - 1 Jul 2000
Holliday R, McFarland G A
Abstract excerpt
The dipeptide L-carnosine has beneficial effects on cultured human fibroblasts. Physiological concentrations in standard media prolong their in vitro lifespan and strongly reduce the normal features of senescence. Late passage cells in normal medium are rejuvenated when transferred to medium containing carnosine, and become senescent when carnosine is removed. In the absence of pyruvate, carnosine is cytotoxic to...
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