Successful preparation of anti-aging drugs: People will immortalize?

Russian biologists at Moscow National University have successfully tested a drug that can slow down the aging process of cells.

According to Sputnik, researchers have shown that the drug slows down the aging process for mice.

During the experiment, researchers divided mice into two groups. The first group was fed normally while in the second group, the molecule SkQ1 , a powerful antioxidant discovered by scientists many years ago, was introduced into rat food.

When mice were 8 months old, the difference between the two groups became clear. The mice from the first group started losing weight quickly and showed signs of aging such as hair loss, scoliosis.

New anti-aging research by Russian scientists proved successful in mice.

Meanwhile, the mice of the second group showed no signs of getting older in the next at least 40-45 days.

Scientists have published these experimental results in "Aging", in which the mouse's life cycle is extended by 15%.

Vladimir Skulachev Academician, head of the Department of Bioinformatics at Moscow National University, said: " This work is both theoretical and practical . We have found new opportunities for aging treatment. Antioxidants, especially aimed at mitochondria , " he said.

Skulachev is a scientist advocating the theory of German evolutionary biologist August Weismann, arguing that death and aging are not random processes of tissue and tissue breakdown, but a purposeful evolution, replacing the old with the new.

According to this idea, this scientist and his team worked to create drugs that can slow the aging process in one of the most important parts of mitochondrial cells.

Mitochondria are double-celled organelles present in all eukaryotes, although there are still some cells in the few organelles that lack this organism (such as red blood cells). Some organisms also reduce or transform their mitochondria into other structures.

Many years ago, scientists discovered that the SkQ1 molecule can penetrate the mitochondria and neutralize powerful oxidative molecules, thereby slowing down the aging process.