Bryan Johnson· Author
AMPK activation by AICAR was sufficient to reproduce the same senolysis seen with SGLT-2.
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AMPK activation by AICAR was sufficient to reproduce the same senolysis seen with SGLT-2.
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It further identified the accumulation of AICAR as driving this effect, AICAR naturally occurring by product of AMP recycling that is also a potent AMPK activator.