Opuntia
Opuntia has been studied in 1 paper since 2018: none in people yet, 1 in animals. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Sep 11, 2018: “Extension of life-span using a RNAi model and in vivo antioxidant effect of Opuntia fruit extracts and pure betalains in Caenorhabditis elegans”.
At a glance
The findings reach worms or flies, none yet in people. 1 lab in 1 country.
Worms or flies: a single group. Cells, mice and humans: nothing yet.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Fundación Séneca and 2 more
- Model organisms1
What did studies of opuntia find?
1Studies of opuntia measured one outcome, lifespan.
Lifespan
upin worms1
1 study
Lifespan
upin worms1
Opuntia extends lifespan in worms (wild-type N2 strain; pop-1 RNAi used to suppress progeny).
“The presence of betalains in the medium, both as pure compounds and as enriched Opuntia extracts significantly increased the lifespan of C. elegans.”
Model organismswild-type N2 strain; pop-1 RNAi used to suppress progenybetalain-enriched fruit extracts
Food chemistry