Measurements of AGEs

What is AGEs?

Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are a complex group of molecules that have been found almost everywhere among tissues and organs of the human body. 

What analysis for AGEs is available?

The pool of AGEs in the human body can have two origins:

• endogenous - by the production of the body itself during the normal ageing process.

• exogenous – by eating heat-treated food, which are rich in AGEs.

Their concentration increases with age and is also related to different diseases and pathological conditions:

• Cardiovascular diseases

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Anemia

• Sarcopenia

• Osteoporosis

• Chronic kidney disease and renal failure 

• Cataract and macular degeneration

Measurement of AGEs in food

Measurement of AGEs in human cell material

Due to its effects on ageing and human health, and since food is a major source, several analytical techniques have been used to measure the content of AGEs in food.

Institut Kurz is the first laboratory to develop these methods.

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