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Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that switching off’ a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25% .
They also treated 75-week-old mice equivalent to the age of about 55 years in humans with an injection of an anti-IL-11 antibody, a drug which stops the effects of the protein in the body.
The scientists caution that the results in this study were in mice and the safety and effectiveness of these treatments in humans needs further establishing in clinical trials before people consider using anti-IL-11 drugs for this purpose. The study was primarily funded by the National Medical Research Council ( Singapore ), and the Medical Research Council ( UK ). Journal Nature Method of Research Experimental study Subject of Research Animals Article Title Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan Article Publication Date 17-Jul-2024 .
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