An ingredient for the elixir of youth

作者:Andersen Rebecca E; Lim Daniel A*
来源:Cell Research, 2014, 24(12): 1381-1382.
DOI:10.1038/cr.2014.107

摘要

Emerging evidence indicates that there are factors within the blood of young animals that have the ability to restore youthful characteristics to a number of organ systems in older animals. Growth/differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) is the first of such factors to be identified, and two new studies demonstrate that this "factor of youth" rejuvenates stem cells found in the skeletal muscle and brain of aged mice.

  • 出版日期2014-12