Wie Lactate aus Sport deine Gene umschreiben und Alterung verlangsamen könnte
Basierend auf: Lactylation: Unlocking the regulatory code of exercise-mediated anti-aging.
Wenn du hart trainierst, pumpen deine Muskeln Lactate aus, genau das Zeug, das früher für Muskelkater verantwortlich gemacht wurde. Forscher glauben jetzt, dass Lactate als Botenstoff wirkt und Proteine über einen Prozess namens lactylation markiert. Das verbindet dein Training mit langfristigen Veränderungen im Verhalten deiner Gene. Das könnte erklären, wie Sport Mitochondrien schützt, Entzündungen dämpft und Stammzellen in Gehirn, Herz und Muskeln funktionsfähig hält. Vieles basiert noch auf Tier- und Zellstudien.
Kernaussage
Dieser Review deutet an, dass intensiveres Training, das mehr Lactate erzeugt, einige der anti-aging Effekte von Sport antreiben könnte.
Originalstudie
Li X, Fan KC, Sun GY, Wang Z
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