往不同動物例如老鼠及線蟲注射治療糖尿病的藥物(Metformin)後,壽命均會有顯著的增長。755Please respect copyright.PENANA5ifs8Peggv755Please respect copyright.PENANApPetuP4LS8
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有研究利用現成資料庫作對比,發現服用Metformin的糖尿病人歲數比沒有服用Metformin的健康人士為長(Ref1),亦有臨床研究嘗試為14名70歲的健康老人家注射為期6星期的Metformin,藉觀察體內的轉變以作抗衰老藥的研究基礎(Ref2)。755Please respect copyright.PENANACW14pVigov
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(圖2)從圖中可見,往年輕線蟲注射Metformin的話,牠們的生存日子便會增長。755Please respect copyright.PENANAVMR32Fw2ai755Please respect copyright.PENANAKcqv3RaAMD
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(圖3)但是,與年輕線蟲相反,往年老的線蟲注射Metformin的話,牠們的生存日子不但沒有增加,反而會減少。755Please respect copyright.PENANA3dXt98C2Ji755Please respect copyright.PENANAFsYt0Xenew
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(圖4)經過一系列的實驗,科學家認為Metformin能夠驅使年輕線蟲延壽的其中一個原因,是與粒線體的整體功用有關(Ref3)。755Please respect copyright.PENANA90VdVEzOcU755Please respect copyright.PENANAI4jYqltaIp
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其中,Metformin為年輕線蟲的新陳代謝作出轉變,包括增加碳水化合物的分解,減低脂肪的含量等,但年老的線蟲卻沒能夠觸發同樣的效果,反而更會因新陳代謝機制的不良負荷而增加死亡率。755Please respect copyright.PENANAqpZOZo41aM
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文中的科學家亦就此作出質疑,既然Metformin只能使年輕線蟲而非年老線蟲延壽,那又究竟是否值得「魯莽」地對健康老人家進行Metformin的延壽研究。755Please respect copyright.PENANA2fxk3Uu9Zo
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如果想我快啲出文的話,請入去Penana網站科普專欄–薯不揀單俾一個like以及Bookmark,這對我非常之重要。755Please respect copyright.PENANAClaLfdATw2
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Link: https://www.penana.com/story/66244/%E7%A7%91%E6%99%AE%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84-%E8%96%AF%E4%B8%8D%E6%8F%80%E5%96%AE/toc755Please respect copyright.PENANAOCHVAoSDYv
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有興趣接收科學資訊的話,歡迎follow IG: potatopigtongue。755Please respect copyright.PENANA1blNsyDndw
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Ref1:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25041462/755Please respect copyright.PENANAAPoYj46RI7
Ref2:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29383869/755Please respect copyright.PENANAMhqqtuerge
Ref3:https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-00307-1755Please respect copyright.PENANAokDgEUCm85
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