Artificial antioxidant, slowing aging, scientists have already tried on mice. The name was given by SKQ1. His action has already checked scientists from Russia and Sweden, the drug really slows the aging.
Two groups of laboratory mice artificially aged. After 100 days first - began to give a new drug, and the process of wilting began to go slower or stopped at all. The second group of mice, signs of aging manifested themselves as their guys: weight loss, temperature decrease, cyfosis development, baldness, skin thinning. In the end, experimental from the second group died, and from the first to live another month.
"This work is essential both with theoretical and from a practical point of view. On the one hand, it shows the key role of the active forms of oxygen generated by mitochondria, in the aging of the organism of mammals, "explained the Dean of the Faculty of Bioinfenter and Bioinfomatics MSU, Academician Vladimir Skulachev. "On the other hand, a path to the treatment of aging by antioxidants specifically aimed at mitochondria".
For several years, academicians have been working on the creation of drugs, which slow down the aging of the important part of the organism cells - mitochondria. These are peculiar power supplies of our body. SKQ1 molecule can cope with this mission.
Now scientists work on the creation on the basis of the SKQ1 of a new medicine. If it successfully passes clinical trials, after a couple of years, the agent of aging can be bought in a conventional pharmacy.