The Science of Autophagy

The science of autophagy is the science of cellular rejuvination. Through the advent of autophagy enhancing therapies, we can trigger the cell's ability to recycle toxic misfolded proteins and debris to consume for energy, and revitalize a cell.

The Start of Cellular Dysfunction

Defective Cells and Their Toxic Proteins

One of the signature markers of an aged cell versus a young healthy cell is the presence of inflammation. If you were to examine a biopsy of an older person's cells, you would see visible signs of inflammation, whereas the younger person would be smoother and less inflamed. This is because as we get older, we have a higher proportion of inflammatory senescent cells.

The most obvious example of this phenomenon is in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's where dysfunctional cells accumulate an assortment of toxic Tau proteins that cause the cell to be attacked by our immune system.

Cellular Deep Cleaning

Autophagy enhancers like Metformin, Rapamycin, and Intermittent Fasting turn on the cell's autophagy machinery to consume these toxic proteins to turn into cellular energy. This is the cells built in programming to preserve energy in states of nutrient deprivation, while simultaneoulsy creating a 'deep cleaning' phenomenon.

Regenerate Newer, Healthier Cells

Inducing autophagy propels our cells into a healthier state and allows the tissues that they compose to carryout their original functions. Autophagy reduces the ratio of cellular senescent cells to healthy cells, removes toxic proteins from the cells that are attributed to nuerodegerative, cardiovascular, and cancer related disease.

Autophagy

Autophagy is a powerful evolutionary self-preservation mechanism through which the body can remove dysfunctional cells and toxic proteins responsible for many age related chronic diseases, and recycle parts of them toward cellular repair and cleaning.

Acarbose

Acarbose is one of the most promising and clinically evaluated longevity molecules. Through its ability to block peak glucose levels, remodel gut microbiota, and increase GLP-1 levels, acarbose confers its powerful healthspan-promoting benefits.

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Strength of Research Rating
The data that is available about acarbose is abundantly strong and it has been used safely for many years.

Rapamycin

Rapamycin is considered to be the most promising healthspan promoting interventions for its role in slowing down the formation of senescent cells through its inhibition of the mTOR complex 1 pathway.

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Strength of Research Rating
Rating is based on all a small amount of research studies, primarily focused on mouse models.

Metformin

Metformin is one of the most promising and well-researched interventions to slow down the accumulation of senescent cells by inducing autophagy. Metformin's benefits extend beyond the induction of autophagy and include optimizing metabolic pathways and upregulating the molecules that maintain the epigenome.

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Strength of Research Rating
Rating is based on extensive research into the safety and efficacy of Metformin and it's many modes of action to curtail age related disease.

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