Age-Related Protein Decline is Reversible

July 24th, 2011

Nine proteins, isolated from blood, decline with age, but researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and University of Texas Medical Branch  have found that the profile of some of these proteins can be reversed by testosterone treatment. The team compared protein levels in serum samples from two groups of healthy men - young men ages 18-35 years and older men ages 60-75 years. Seven proteins, which were either growth factors (IGF-1, IL-7, IL-12p40, PDGF[beta]), or were involved in immune response (ENA78, MIP-1[beta], IP-10), and pro-collagen (PIIINP) were all reduced in older men. In contrast...

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