Identifying the region that controls aging in the brain
The world has a chance to find a way to "rejuvenate" after scientists at Albert Einstein Medicine University (USA) announced that they have identified a region in the brain that can control the aging process in the body, and are adjusting the lifespan of mice in the laboratory based on this discovery.
The announcement was published in the British scientific journal Nature on May 1.
Scientists say the brain region they have identified is the one that governs growth, reproduction and metabolism during the gradual, coordinated deterioration of the body that we call "aging."
Illustration photo. (Source: newserenityspa.com)
Scientists were able to speed up or slow down the aging process in mice by activating or inhibiting a brain-signaling molecule called NF-kB, which regulates the body's response to inflammation. This intervention affected the levels of the hormone GnRH, which plays a role in data processing in the nervous system.
By stimulating NF-kB, they reduced GnRH levels, which caused neurological and aging symptoms such as muscle weakness, skin wrinkling, osteoporosis, and memory loss. Aging in mice was slowed by giving them extra GnRH.
Dongsheng Cai, a professor of molecular pharmacology and senior author of the study, said the team’s research provides strategies to slow down the aging process by targeting the brain. This in itself is a breakthrough because it can combat many age-related diseases.
He also expressed hope that the tests on mice will bring safe and reliable applications to humans./.
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