Longer telomerase
September 10, 2010
RESEARCH printed in the
Rejuvenation Research journal has
found that the relatively new dietary
supplement titled Temomerase
Activator TA-65, may help to
lengthen telomeres and help slow
the ageing process.
Throughout the year-long
(ongoing) study - sponsored by TA
Sciences (makers of TA), 114
participants dosed with either 5mg
or 10mg of TA-65 underwent blood
tests at three month intervals which
found that ‘TA-65 activates
telomerase roughly 2- to 3-fold,’.
Telomerase is an enzyme which if
activated helps to protect the
longevity of telomeres, meaning it
DNA is kept intact as cells divide.
“The key message in this study is
that in individuals taking the novel
telomerase activator supplement,
after a one-year period, there was
a reduction in production of cells
with short telomeres,” said study
author Calvin Harley, ceo of
Telome Health Inc.
The results have however been
met with some skepticism with the
chairman of the Department of
Immunobiology and co-director of
the Arizona Center on Aging at the
University of Arizona commenting
that “This study may be the basis
for a fully controlled clinical trial”,
before adding that the study
should not be considered as
conclusive because it did not look
at the bodies immune response.
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