The Claim
In human skeletal muscle, aging is associated with increased mTORC1 activity, which suppresses autophagy and leads to the accumulation of damaged cellular components; rapamycin inhibits mTORC1 and may restore autophagic clearance.
What the research says
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As we get older, a protein in our muscles called mTORC1 can become overactive, which slows down the body's cleanup process for damaged parts inside cells. Taking rapamycin might help turn that cleanup process back on.
See the scientific wording
Aging is associated with mTORC1 hyperactivation in human skeletal muscle, which suppresses autophagy, leading to accumulation of damaged cellular components; rapamycin inhibits mTORC1, thereby potentially restoring autophagic clearance.
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