Rapidly aging mice fed an experimental drug lived more than four times longer than a control group, and their lungs and vascular system were protected from accelerated aging, according to a new study.
From: http://www.science20..._in_mice-135417
hen scientists fed the rapidly aging mice TM5441 -- the experimental drug -- in their food every day. The result was a decrease in PAI-1 activity (the aging protein Vaughan's team had identified), which quadrupled the mice's life span and kept their organs healthy and functioning.
Northwestern scientists also genetically produced the same life prolonging results when they crossed the mice deficient in the age-suppressing gene with mice deficient in PAI-1. Importantly, partial genetic deficiency of PAI-1 and the experimental PAI-1 antagonist produced provided similar benefits in the mice, Vaughan noted.
I have not seen a thread on this research chemical yet, but it looks promising when looking at the effects on rats.
Sounds interesting! Keep an eye out for news on this... It may not help currently healthy peoples, but may help in peoples who have suffered from accelerated aging due to poor lifestyle choices.
