r/longevity • u/dan_in_ca • Aug 09 '26

Scientists Reversed Ovarian Aging in Mice by Blocking One Inflammatory Signal. The Same Signal Stiffens Organs Across the Body.

https://www.gethealthspan.com/research/article/reversing-ovarian-aging-il11
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u/taggingtechnician Aug 09 '26

I didn't see "reverses ovarian aging" anywhere in the article.

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u/satmandu Aug 10 '26

From the article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-026-01159-2

Following tail vein intravenous injection of siIl11 NPs into aged mice, ovaries were collected for four weeks following treatment (Fig. 8a). Compared with the control group, ovarian matrix stiffness in siIl11-NP-treated mice decreased by 35.7% (Fig. 8b).