May 11, 2020
Blood Factors Reverse Epigenetic Age
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension
Crucially, plasma treatment of the old rats reduced the epigenetic ages of blood, liver and heart by a very large and significant margin, to levels that are comparable with the young rats. According to the six epigenetic clocks, the plasma fraction treatment rejuvenated liver by 73.4%, blood by 52%, heart by 52%, and hypothalamus by 11%. The rejuvenation effects are even more pronounced if we use the final versions of our epigenetic clocks: liver 75%, blood 66%, heart 57%, hypothalamus 19%. According to the final version of the epigenetic clocks, the average rejuvenation across four tissues was 54.2%.
Researchers have demonstrated that epigenetic age can be halved in rats by using signals commonly found in the blood.
Epigenetic changes