Sentences with phrase «drugs acarbose»
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Austad says other medications have shown similar effects on extending mouse life span, including acarbose (a common drug prescribed for Type 2 diabetes), and anti-inflammatory drugs such as masoprocol and basic aspirin.
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Bar Harbor, Maine — A research team led by Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Professor David Harrison, Ph.D., reports that acarbose, a drug that is frequently prescribed in Europe for type 2 diabetes, extends the lifespan of mice, with male mice showing a more pronounced effect than the females.
It has been shown to act as an alpha - amylase inhibitor, which means that it inhibits enzymes that cause starches to break down into glucose A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry showed that the fruit contains compounds that were found to be comparable to that of acarbose, a prescription drug used for type 2 diabetes symptoms.