Slowed down aging process! This therapy clearly slowed down aging

Experimental remedy prolonged the life of mice

Stay young, healthy and full of energy until old age - a dream of mankind, but so far only a utopia. However, this may change in the future, as recent research has focused on therapies that can slow down and perhaps even stop the aging process. In a recent study, researchers were able to extend the lifespan of mice by slowing down the aging process with a new drug.

A research team from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel recently decoded how the immune system is involved in the aging process. According to the study, as cells get older, there are more and more old cells that pollute the immune system. These cells are limited in their function or have irreparable damage. With a newly developed drug, the researchers were able to slow down the process of Zellvergreisung in mice, which increased their lifespan. The study results have recently been published in the renowned journal "Nature Communications".

Fit, active and healthy into old age - soon there could be drugs that slow down the aging process. (Image: Ljupco Smokovski / fotolia.com)

How our immune system ages

The team around Professor Valery Krizhanovsky and dr. Yossi Ovadya describes how aging cells cause problems for our immune system with age. The so-called senescence cells are cells that are not yet dead, but are severely limited or damaged in their functioning. The older we get, the more old cells are in circulation in our bodies. According to the research team, these cells are significantly involved in inflammatory processes that promote typical geriatric diseases.

Course of the study

In one experiment, the researchers used genetically modified mice that rashely aged. These mice suffered more rapidly from chronic inflammation and reduced performance than normal mice of similar age. Also, these mice looked old faster and died earlier.

This slows cell transplantation

In their investigations, the scientists found that cell migration can be slowed down by inhibiting certain proteins. The team administered the drug ABT-737 to the prematurely aging mice, which suppresses proteins that have been linked to the aging process. As a result, the mice became more active and their lifespan increased.

Healthier, more active and more durable

As the researchers showed, the animals responded exceptionally well to the drug. Her blood and activity tests showed improvement and her tissue was similar to that of young mice. The team was also able to demonstrate that the treated mice showed significantly less old cells as well as inflammatory processes.

Can it work in humans??

In their findings, the researchers actually see a way to be able to develop anti-aging therapy for humans. The team now wants to examine further studies on how the human immune system can be animate to dispose of the old cells faster. If their theories prove true, there could soon be a pill against aging. (Vb)