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Time’s arrow: Brief exposure to rapamycin has the same anti-ageing effects as lifelong treatment

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Brief exposure with rapamycin has the same positive effects on lifespan and health in old age as a lifelong treatment, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging show in fruit flies and mice. Rapamycin is currently the most promising anti-aging drug. To maximize the medicine's effectiveness, it is often administered for life. However, even at low doses used to prevent age-related decline, side effects can occur. Therefore, the shorter duration of treatment may make it more likely to be used in humans. --- Zeitfenster für Rapamycin: Kurze Einnahme hat gleiche Wirkung wie lebenslange Behandlung Eine kurze Behandlung mit Rapamycin hat die gleichen positiven Auswirkungen auf die Lebenszeit und die Gesundheit im Alter, wie eine lebenslange Behandlung, zeigen Forschende vom Max-Planck-Institut für Biologie des Alterns an Fruchtfliegen und Mäusen. Rapamycin ist das derzeit vielversprechendste Anti-Aging-Mittel. Allerdings wird es, um die maximale Wirksamkeit des Medikaments zu erzielen, oft lebenslang verabreicht. Doch selbst bei niedrigen Dosierungen, die zur Vorbeugung von altersbedingtem Verfall verwendet werden, können Nebenwirkungen auftreten. Daher könnte die kürzere Behandlungsdauer die Anwendung im Menschen wahrscheinlicher machen. Original Publication: Paula Juricic*, Yu-Xuan Lu*, Thomas Leech*, Lisa F. Drews, Jonathan Paulitz, Jiongming Lu, Tobias Nespital, Sina Azami, Jennifer C. Regan, Emilie Funk, Jenny Fröhlich, Sebastian Grönke, Linda Partridge Long-lasting geroprotection from brief rapamycin treatment in early adulthood by persistently increased intestinal autophagy Nature Aging, 29 August 2022 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-022-00278-w *equal contribution

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing · 2 min · Source published: 2022-08-30

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