Life Extension by Anti-Aging Drugs: Hormetic Explanation?
A.M. Vaiserman1 Show affiliations
- Laboratory of Mathematical Modelling of Aging Processes Institute of Gerontology, Ukraine
American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp. 14–18 · doi.org/10.3844/ajptsp.2008.14.18
Abstract
A number of chemicals including antioxidants, vitamins and hormones are widely advertised as anti-aging drugs (geroprotectors). It is usually believed that life-extending capacity of geroprotectors may be attributed to their specific anti-aging mechanisms, even without solid scientific evidence. The analysis of the survival data gathered by both anti-aging and hormetic interventions demonstrates that many essential similarities exist between them. The evidence that life-extending effects of anti-aging drugs may be due to hormetic-like response is discussed in this review.
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Vaiserman, A. (2008). Life Extension by Anti-Aging Drugs: Hormetic Explanation?. American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 3(1), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajptsp.2008.14.18
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