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    OLD AGE ODOR AND OXIDATIVE STRESS
    Haruhiko Inufusa1; Fuhua Yang1; Yoshiaki Harakawa1; Toshikazu Yoshikawa2;
    1GIFU UNIVERSITY, Gifu, Japan; 2LOUIS PASTEUR MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER, Kyoto, Japan;
    PAPER: 151/Oxidative/Regular (Oral) OS
    SCHEDULED: 15:15/Tue. 28 Nov. 2023/Dreams 1



    ABSTRACT:
    Why does baby smell good while the elderly has a distinctive odor? According to a publication by Shiseido Research Center in 2001(1), 2-nonenal is an unsaturated aldehyde with unpleasant odor caused by oxidative degradation reactions of ω-7 unsaturated fatty acids such as palmitoleic acid and bacenic acid found on the skin surface. This means that age-related oxidative stress is a cause of 2-nonenal. In other words, an increase in oxidative stress due to aging is the cause of age-related odor. We measured the change in age-related odor by reducing oxidative stress. Antioxidant composition Twendee X (TwX) was given who has age related odor for 4 weeks. The portable odor sensor KUNKUN BODY (Konica Minolta) was used for 10 participants to measure aging odor. Seventy-four participants were also monitored questionnaires. Several participants whose odor KUNKUN BODY scores were 80-100, which dropped scores to zero after 3 weeks. Seventy-two of the 74 cases showed a decrease in age-related odor. Oxidative stress increases with age and is a cause of many diseases. The development of age-related odors suggests increased oxidative stress. Reduction of age-related odors with the antioxidant composition TwX is suggested not only to reduce bad odors but also to maintain health.

    References:
    1.Inufusa H. Characterization of cell protection effects of Twendee X by oxidative stress. J World Mitochondria Soc. 2016; 2: 42.
    2. Haruhiko I. Composition for protection against cytotoxic effects. Tima Foundation. Patent No. 5777821. 2015-9-9.
    3. Haze S, Gozu Y, Nakamura S, Kohno Y, Sawano K, Ohta H, Yamazaki K. 2-Nonenal newly found in human body odor tends to increase with aging. J Invest Dermatol. 2001 Apr;116(4):520-4.