Human life is so interesting phenomenon, that the quality and duration can affect the most incredible things. Here, for example, fecal microbiota - not the seemingly pleasant thing. And it turns out, it is able to extend the human existence. How? Let's investigate.
In recent years, the intestinal microbiota being studied very intensively. And no wonder! Already the first tests of this material gave amazing results. It turned out his enormous impact on both the normal physiological processes in the body, and on the development of pathological conditions, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even malignant tumors.
The scientists who conducted the research complex, worked with mice that suffer from premature aging of two different types. The researchers found that the intestinal microbiome of laboratory mice is significantly different from the normal. It turned out that in old mice microbiome proteobacteria and cyanobacteria significantly more than the norm, and Verrucomicrobia type of bacteria, on the contrary, lower. Similar changes can be observed in very old people in the microbiome.
After transplantation fecal microbiota experimental mice with progeria (premature aging) from healthy animals It happened a marked improvement in the health condition of the first experimental group, and their duration increased life. In this state improvement mice it was mainly due to transplanting namely bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila, which precisely refer to Verrucomicrobia type.
As a result of experiments, it has been convincingly proved that intestinal microbiota is clearly associated with the processes Aging and its correction makes it possible to overcome many diseases that occur in older age.
Scientists are now working on a study of life extension using the fecal microbiome, as well as studying the mechanisms of its impact on development and relief of tumors in the body.
