Mengni Cui

Dr. Mengni Cui


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2025 in Current Psychology
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MCMengni Cui
Mengni Cui
QCQiuping Cheng
Qiuping Cheng
HWHanqian Wang
Hanqian Wang
PMPing Mei
Ping Mei
QWQunlong Wang
Qunlong Wang
LLLu Li
Lu Li

1 October 2026 in Biology
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MCMengni Cui
Mengni Cui
ZXZheng Xu
Zheng Xu
JCJianbo Cheng
Jianbo Cheng
JZJikun Zhang
Jikun Zhang
CHCaihong Hu
Caihong Hu
YZYun Zhang
Yun Zhang
Aging populations worldwide face increasing burdens from physiological deterioration. Bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins have attracted interest for their biological activities, yet systematic evidence against aging remains limited. Here, we investigated casein hydrolysates in a D-galactose-induced murine aging model. Following eight weeks of oral administration at graded doses, we quantified systemic oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokine profiles, hepatic and cerebral histopathology, and multiple immune competence parameters. Our data demonstrate that casein peptides dose-dependently suppressed lipid peroxidation, elevated endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities, and rebalanced cytokine networks toward an anti-inflammatory state. Concurrently, peptide treatment attenuated tissue lesions in both liver and brain, while restoring thymus and spleen indices, normalizing T-cell subset distributions, and recovering serum immunoglobulin levels. These findings indicate that oral administration of the casein hydrolysate peptide preparation was associated with improvements in redox homeostasis, inflammatory status, tissue integrity, and immune function in D-galactose-induced aging mice. This work provides mechanistic insights into casein peptides as a multi-target protective agent against age-associated physiological decline, supporting further exploration of their therapeutic potential in aging biology.