corybroo Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Scientists may have found one path to a longer life The effect was tested in female fruit flies but note that humans taking the drug show similar effects. Some high lights team found that the drug mifepristone extends the lives of female flies that have mated. Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is used by clinicians to end early pregnancies as well as to treat cancer and Cushing disease. feeding mifepristone to the fruit flies that have mated blocks the effects of sex peptide, reducing inflammation and keeping the female flies healthier, leading to longer lifespans than their counterparts who did not receive the drug. Sex peptide appears to escalate the effects of juvenile hormone, shifting the mated flies' metabolism from healthier processes to metabolic pathways that require more energy to maintain. Further, the metabolic shift promotes harmful inflammation, and it appears to make the flies more sensitive to toxic molecules produced by bacteria When the mated flies ate the drug, their metabolism stuck with the healthier pathways, and they lived longer than their mated sisters who did not get mifepristone. Notably, these metabolic pathways are conserved in humans, and are associated with health and longevity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Is there any RU-486 in bacon?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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