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Aged mice repeatedly injected with plasma from young mice: a survival study.
Biores Open Access. 2014 Oct 1;3(5):226-32. doi: 10.1089/biores.2014.0043
Shytikov D, Balva O, Debonneuil E, Glukhovskiy P, Pishel I
Abstract:
It was reported using various biological models that the administration of blood factors from young animals to old animals could rejuvenate certain functions. To assess the anti-aging effect of young blood we tested the influence of repeated injections of plasma from young mice on the lifespan of aged mice. One group of 36 CBA/Ca female mice aged 10-12 months was treated by repeated injections of plasma from 2- to 4-month-old females (averaging 75-150 μL per injection, once intravenously and once intraperitoneally per week for 16 months). Their lifespan was compared to a control group that received saline injections. The median lifespan of mice from the control group was 27 months versus 26.4 months in plasma-treated group; the repeated injections of young plasma did not significantly impact either median or maximal lifespan.
PMID: 25371859
Free Full-Text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215333/
Tags: parabiosis, plasma