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Blood-dwelling bacterium yields indole metabolites with anti-aging effects in skin cells
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Researchers have identified indole metabolites from the human blood bacterium Paracoccus sanguinis that showed anti-aging activity in laboratory-grown human skin cells. The compounds reduced oxidative stress, inflammation and collagen-degrading activity in cell experiments, according to findings published in the Journal of Natural Products.
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