Scientists intend to fight aging with a special protein. Specialists representing the University of Nottingham started talking about this and conducted a new study. The scientific work of the British is described in Western specialized observers.
Scientists of the above-named university became the authors of the discovery, which science promises to use in the development of new means to combat aging. To a greater extent, it can help in overcoming problems such as age-related deterioration in health, neurodegenerative ailments, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and so on.
In a new study, scientists focused their attention on a family of proteins called carbonic anhydrases in science. They are concentrated in mitochondria, which are cellular powerhouses that generate electricity while absorbing oxygen. Scientists were amazed when they saw that carbonic anhydrases can slow down the aging process inside the cell.
Let's clarify that the discovery was made when scientists conducted an experiment with worms of young and middle age. Cells were taken from these creatures, from the mitochondria of which, through a special process called 2D-gel electrophoresis, experts separated all the proteins. The samples were subjected to comparative analysis, taking into account the age of the experimental creatures.
Scientists have found that older worms have much more carbonic anhydrase in their brains than younger worms. An increase in protein was also recorded in organisms from the "younger" group, which suffered from degenerative disorders, which prompted researchers to hypothesize that an increase in the content of carbonic anhydrase adversely affects the body.
Experiments have also shown that the body of the nematode worm in no way fights against the effects of protein. Scientists now have to find substances that will help affect carbonic anhydrase in order to understand whether they can develop a complete cure for aging.
Ivan Golovin