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Poop From Young Donors Reverses Age-Related Decline
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Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem cell function.
After receiving a fecal microbiota transplant from younger mice, one aspect of age-related decline in the guts of older mice was reversed, driven by increased intestinal stem cell activity that maintains the intestinal walls.
The findings suggest that such transplants could someday be a treatment pathway for age-related intestinal conditions, such as inflammation and obesity.
"As we age, the constant replacement of intestinal tissue slows down, making us more susceptible to gut-related conditions," says molecular biologist Hartmut Geiger of Ulm University in Germany. "Our findings show that younger microbiota can prompt older intestine to heal faster and function more like younger intestine."
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https://www.sciencealert.com/poop-fr...-of-older-mice |
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