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。657Please respect copyright.PENANAjANdp5Or2E657Please respect copyright.PENANAS3fc8Olu6Y
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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)。657Please respect copyright.PENANAS4hPlxSgt1
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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。657Please respect copyright.PENANAaZTQNKRUnb657Please respect copyright.PENANAhq05MxbYr0
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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。657Please respect copyright.PENANAYLQ7DIGNrl657Please respect copyright.PENANAiXJBadWxop
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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)。657Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4EmBac57V657Please respect copyright.PENANA4CPDMozRZK
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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。657Please respect copyright.PENANAzM4LWxLnNR
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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。657Please respect copyright.PENANAiQw6RMdpI2
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Ref1:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25041462/657Please respect copyright.PENANAKbC20pBK94
Ref2:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29383869/657Please respect copyright.PENANAL5mZu1yTUO
Ref3:https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-00307-1657Please respect copyright.PENANAlMrrlLo7BZ