The Claim

In genetically heterogeneous UM-HET3 mice, oral administration of fisetin at 600 ppm starting at 20 months of age has no significant effect on lifespan or on p16Ink4a mRNA expression levels in liver, kidney, or brain tissue.

Source: Astaxanthin and meclizine extend lifespan in UM-HET3 male mice; fisetin, SG1002 (hydrogen sulfide donor), dimethyl fumarate, mycophenolic acid, and 4-phenylbutyrate do not significantly affect lifespan in either sex at the doses and schedules used

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
18score
Challenges
0score

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Description
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In plain English

In a specific strain of older mice, a compound called fisetin given at a high dose did not increase lifespan or reduce levels of a molecular marker associated with aging in the liver, kidney, or brain.

See the scientific wording

In genetically heterogeneous UM-HET3 mice, fisetin administered at 600 ppm from 20 months of age did not significantly extend lifespan or reduce p16Ink4a mRNA expression in liver, kidney, or brain, despite prior evidence in other mouse strains suggesting senolytic activity.

Why this might work

Fisetin does not remove old, damaged cells in the liver, kidney, or brain of these mice, so those cells keep producing a protein called p16Ink4a that slows down tissue repair. Without clearing these cells, the body cannot slow aging or live longer, even with high doses of fisetin.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Astaxanthin and meclizine extend lifespan in UM-HET3 male mice; fisetin, SG1002 (hydrogen sulfide donor), dimethyl fumarate, mycophenolic acid, and 4-phenylbutyrate do not significantly affect lifespan in either sex at the doses and schedules used

    In these specific mice, giving fisetin didn’t make them live longer or reduce signs of aging, even though it worked in other mice before. So this study supports the idea that fisetin doesn’t always work.

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