The discovery of a gene involved in the regeneration of tissues, cartilage and bones, could revolutionize the treatment of many diseases, including cancer.
What if it was possible to slow down or even reverse the course of his biological clock? Harvard scientists have successfully isolated a gene that is believed to be linked to the regeneration of tissues, cartilage and bones. This discovery could ultimately revolutionize the treatment of a wide range of injuries, cancers and inflammatory diseases. The name of this miraculous gene? Lin28a. A study, published in science magazine Cellsuggests that the decline in the body’s ability to regenerate is linked to the reduction in the presence of a protein encoded by the Lin28a gene.
If this work is not the key to eternal life, it could open up new avenues in healing processes. “It sounds like science fiction, but Lin28a could be part of a skincare cocktail that provides adults with much better tissue repair,” said George Daley, one of the study’s authors, as quoted by the Huffington Post.
In order to test the effects of this gene, which is active at the embryonic stage, the researchers reactivated it in an adult mouse. And the results are astounding: increased regeneration of cartilage, bone, and as the Huffington Post notes, “intriguingly, this gene would also have caused faster hair regrowth. “
Improve wound healing
For Shyh-Chang Ng, another study author cited on the specialized site Medical Daily, this discovery on Lin28a could make it possible to create drugs that help patients’ bodies to regenerate, for example to heal after an accident: “One of our experiments showed that bypassing Lin28a and directly activating a mitochondrial metabolism with small molecule compounds, we also had effects on improving wound healing, which suggests that it may be possible to use drugs to promote tissue repair in humans ”.
A discovery which should in any case be of interest to many scientists who seek to unravel the secret of the aging of the human body, including Google which launched a program called Google Health a few weeks ago and whose objective is quite simply to find a vaccine. … against death.
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