Is the fountain of youth antibiotics?

Antibiotics can promise to prolong life, but not by eliminating life-threatening infections.

The researchers say that drugs can "kill" older cells or hibernation, which have lost their ability to divide and are associated with age-related disorders.

Cell aging is thought to be the root cause of diseases such as cancer, heart disease and even dementia.

Scientists at the University of Salford have discovered this finding using azithromycin, which treats the infection associated with gonorrhea and even Lyme disease.

The researchers, led by Professor Michael Lesanti, presented to a devastating DNA factor normal and "old" human and lung cells. They then added the two antibiotics, azithromycin and roxithromycin, to compare the ability to get rid of the old cells.

The results showed that a single low dose of azithromycin, which killed 97% of older cells, continued with healthy cell proliferation.

"We may have discovered a simple and inexpensive way to eliminate aging cells that are harmful to the body," said Professor Lesanti. "It was an amazing result, and we were surprised at its ability to prevent various diseases associated with aging."

"The antibiotic azithromycin extended the lives of patients with cystic fibrosis by several years and initially thought that this antibiotic killed a harmful bacterium in patients with cystic fibrosis, but our tests cast the blame on what could actually happen "

It is believed that azithromycin forces older cells to "kill" themselves and stop providing energy.

The results, published in Aging, show that roxithromycin kills 70% of aging cells in the same way as azithromycin, but also targets some healthy cells.

The inflammation caused by older cells may be associated with the onset of cancer as well as the spread of the disease, the researchers said.

Previous studies have shown that azithromycin excludes cells that cause inflammation of the lungs in radiation-exposed mice.

The study comes amidst fears of antibiotic resistance, especially as the World Health Organization warned in the past that if it did not act, the world would move into the era of "post- antibiotics ".

Source: Daily Mail