The answer to looking young could be in sea animals!

By: Editorial Team | | Published: October 3, 2012 11:27 am

According to a new study by researchers from the Queen Mary, University of London, the answer to looking young could be in sea cucumbers and sea urchins, which are able to change the elasticity of collagen within their bodies. The study was published in the journals PLOS One and General and Comparative Endocrinology.

“Probably the most exciting discovery from our research was finding genes encoding peptides that cause rapid stiffening or softening of collagen in the body wall of sea cucumbers,” said lead researcher, Professor Maurice Elphick. “As we get older, changes in collagen cause wrinkling of our skin, so if we can find out how peptides cause the body wall of a sea cucumber to quickly become stiff or soft then it might lead to new ways to keeping skin looking young,” he added.

“We found that sea urchins have a peptide that is very similar to calcitonin, a hormone that regulates our bones to make sure that they remain strong,” Elphick said.

Published : October 3, 2012 11:27 am

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