Inhibit Il-11 and live longer?
A study in Nature in July 2024[1], raised the idea that blocking the interleukin 11 (IL-11) by using an IL-11 antibody could be a proposition for a healthy increase in lifespan, based on the outcomes in their experimental mouse subjects.
As you would expect, IL-11 has a role in the induction and promotion of inflammation an underlying defensive mechanism that is amplified as we age and release more damaged proteins and other molecules in what is known as sterile inflammation. This soup of cellular...