Novel Aspects of Age-Protection by Spermidine Supplementation Are Associated with Preserved Telomere Length

    January 2021 in “ GeroScience
    Alexander Wirth, Bettina Wolf, Cheng-Kai Huang, Silke Glage, Sebastian J. Hofer, Marion Bankstahl, Christian Bär, Thomas Thum, Kai G. Kahl, Stephan J. Sigrist, Frank Madeo, Jens P. Bankstahl, Evgeni Ponimaskin
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    TLDR Spermidine helps protect against aging by preserving telomere length.
    A 6-month administration of spermidine in drinking water to aged mice significantly attenuated various age-associated phenotypes, including brain glucose metabolism modulation, suppression of cardiac inflammation, reduction of pathological sites in kidney and liver, and decreased age-induced hair loss. The study suggested that spermidine's age-protective effects were linked to decreased telomere attrition, indicating a novel cellular mechanism behind its anti-ageing properties.
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