Written by Fatima Khalil Tuesday, November 7, 2023 08:00 PM A group of scientists in China was able to identify the cells that accelerate the aging process, and the researchers said that there is a nutritional supplement that helps slow down aging by influencing these cells, and this Dietary supplement It is vitamin C, according to a research paper published in the journal Nature.
Scientists have identified the cells that accelerate aging, which are motor neurons in the spinal cord, which are responsible for Parkinson’s disease, which is a common symptom in the elderly. According to the Times of India website, researchers tested whether vitamin C can affect the CHIT1 protein and slow down the aging process, so Vitamin C was given to ten monkeys aged between 17 and 18 years.
The monkeys were given a daily dose of vitamin C at 30 mg/kg. The researchers reported a “significant” improvement in aging-related markers for motor neurons of elderly monkeys, suggesting that oral vitamin C supplementation could be beneficial.
Identifying a little-known group of cells that accelerate aging
Liu Guangwei, from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that vitamin C succeeded in slowing down the aging of cells, adding that these cells are responsible for the aging of motor neurons and that vitamin C helped slow down the signs of aging.
Motor neurons control body movement. It directs the skeletal muscles in the body and is considered one of the most sensitive cells in the spinal cord. “The research also confirms that motor neurons are the most sensitive cells in the spinal cord when it comes to aging.”
2023-11-07 18:00:00
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