[Effect of peptide Livagen on activity of digestive enzymes in gastrointestinal tract and non-digestive organs in rats of different ages].

What does this source report?

Oral Livagen changed digestive-enzyme activity in opposite directions by age: decreases in young rats and increases in old rats.

Population and setting

Young and old rats; companion digestive-enzyme assays

Evidence type

Animal / experimental

Preparation

See the original report; formulation details require verification.

Source language

English indexed abstract; original language:

Title provenance

Title as recorded in the linked source or index. A separate original-language title has not been transcribed unless shown above.

What are the limitations?

• Rat enzyme activity and in-vitro stability do not establish human absorption or clinical benefit.
• Full methods, reporting completeness and independent replication remain to be appraised.

Publication counts are not counts of independent trials. Reviews, translations and reports sharing participants may overlap. Findings apply to the studied preparation, population and endpoints.

Review depth: Abstract reviewed

Source access and review scope

Primary citation and indexed abstract reviewed through Europe PMC. Full article not appraised.

Recorded source-check date: 2026-10-05. This date does not imply a completed systematic review.

Source provenance: Original journal report

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Cite and trace this record

Original source: Timofeeva NM, Khavinson VKh, Malinin VV, Nikitina AA, Egorova VV. [Effect of peptide Livagen on activity of digestive enzymes in gastrointestinal tract and non-digestive organs in rats of different ages]. Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii · PMID 16075683 2005.

Molekul research summary: https://molekul.io/research/audit-16075683. Cite the original publication for its findings and this page when referring to Molekul’s summary or evidence appraisal.

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