Japanese scientists develop vaccine to eliminate cells behind aging

Created: 2022-01-25T02:07:27-06:00

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The team, including Juntendo University professor Toru Minamino, confirmed that mice administered with the vaccine showed decreases in the zombie cells, medically known as senescent cells, and in areas affected by arterial stiffening.
The results of the team’s research were published in the online version of the journal Nature Aging on Friday.
The team identified a protein found in senescent cells in humans and mice and created a peptide vaccine based on an amino acid that constitutes the protein.