Science & Technology
Sun, December 14, 2008
Fundamental Cause of Aging Believed To Have Been Identified By Researchers
- The LA Times reported that researchers believe they have identified a fundamental cause of aging, according to a study published this week in the journal Cell. The mechanism was previously found in fungus and has now been discovered in mice. It's likely that the same process applies to humans, said the authors of the research, from Harvard.
The LA Times reported that researchers believe they have identified a fundamental cause of aging, according to a study published this week in the journal Cell. The mechanism was previously found in fungus and has now been discovered in mice. It's likely that the same process applies to humans, said the authors of the research, from Harvard.
The study focused on a group of genes called sirtuins that are involved in the aging process. Sirtuins respond to DNA damage to repair it but appear to become overwhelmed as DNA damage accumulates during aging. When DNA damage accumulates, the sirtuins became too distracted to properly regulate gene activity. This was found in yeast about 10 years ago. The new study shows it also occurs in mice.
But when stimulated by either the chemical in red wine, resveratrol, or by caloric restriction, sirtuins appear to function better. In the study, researchers administered extra copies of the sirtuin gene, or fed resveratrol to mice that were genetically altered to develop lymphoma. That extended their lifespan by 24% to 46%.
Resveratrol, the extract of red wine many scientists are calling the miracle molecule, due to its wide range of anti-aging and health properties, may not be effective in ordinary supplement form due to exposure of the active isomer to oxygen contained in the atmosphere. Both capsules and powder products are susceptible to this deterioration. Many researchers have noted that resveratrol is highly sensitive to damaging oxidation unless protected from exposure to oxygen. To solve this problem Biotivia LLC, a leading resveratrol manufacturer, has been filling its bottles with inert nitrogen gas and using special Pfizer capsules and impervious bottles to protect its resveratrol supplements. The company has just announced that it has developed a system of packaging that takes this protection to the next level.
Biotivia has completed development and testing of a bottle design for its resveratrol supplements which captures and binds the free oxygen which enters a supplement container once it is opened. The system called Oxygen Protection uses advanced oxygen scavenging technology to protect resveratrol from oxidation. Biotivia is the first nutritional supplement company in the world to use this technology to insure the continued bioactivity and freshness of their resveratrol supplements. This patent pending system prevents any degradation of the critical trans-resveratrol isomer by oxidation even when the bottle is opened daily by the supplement user. Tests of the technology done in Japan showed that after six months only 0.1% of oxygen remained in PET plastic bottles protected by this system. This enhancement is designed to work in combination with the company's bio-enhancement technology to substantially increase the potency and shelf life of its resveratrol products Bioforte and Transmax. Beginning on December 10 of this year all shipments of both Bioforte and Transmax will be protected by this system. This development represents a breakthrough in packaging design for the supplement and pharmaceutical industries. Biotivia will license the technology to a limited number of supplement manufacturers starting in 2010.
Biotivia also announced just yesterday that Albert Einstein Medical Center has joined Ottawa Hospital and many other prestigious research institutions in trials of Transmax purified resveratrol against a number of serious conditions which cause suffering to millions of people worldwide. Biotivia looks forward to working closely with this renowned US research center.
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- James Betz
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