THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin C is often
recommended to help fight the common cold and heal wounds, but the
antioxidant might have another benefit: it appears to help adult cells
generate embryonic-like stem cells, new research suggests.
The findings, published online Dec. 24 in the journal Cell Stem
Cell, add to previous research that showed how adult cells can be
reprogrammed. The problem, researchers explained, is that the process
doesn't work very well.
"The low efficiency of the reprogramming process has hampered progress
with this technology and is indicative of how little we understand it.
Further, this process is most challenging in human cells," senior study
author Duanqing Pei, of the South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology
and Regenerative Medicine at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and
Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in a news release from the
journal's publisher.
The researchers found that vitamin C boosted the process in both human
and mouse cells.
"It is also of interest that a vitamin with long-suspected anti-aging
effects has such a potent influence on reprogramming, which can be
considered a reversal of the aging process at the cellular level. It is
likely that our work may stimulate further research in this area as well,"
Pei added.
More information
The U.S.
National Institutes of Health has more on stem cells.
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