Progeria, rapamycin and normal aging: recent breakthrough
A recent discovery that rapamycin suppresses a pro-senescent phenotype in progeric cells not only suggests a non-toxic therapy for progeria but also implies its similarity with normal aging. For one, rapamycin is also known to suppress aging of regular human cells. Here I discuss four potential scen...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Impact Journals LLC
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181168/ |