Have found important ingredients in both substances can significantly increase the life of yeast.Since yeast and people share many genes, scientists have speculated, may have the same effect in humans.
The results provide further evidence that the Mediterranean diet the secret to life can be a long and healthy life.
Key molecule
Scientists, Harvard Medical School and Biomol research laboratory in Philadelphia, have identified resveratrol as the key ingredient in red wine.
This molecule is abundant in Rotwein.Es red wine its anti-cancer and anti-heart disease properties are.
You have found that this may affect molecule gene have been associated with life in yeast.
The found that Quercetin which is abundant in olive oil has a similar effect.
In particular, affect this gene has been shown to extend the life due to a reduced-calorie diet by cells, longer to live.
The case of resveratrol found that some life to expand yeast cells to as much as 70%.
Previous studies have suggested that severe calorie restriction may increase the service life of organisms such as yeast, worms, fruit flies, rats.
Scientists are trying to develop drugs, a similar effect on humans have the discovery that resveratrol and Quercetin can increase the life in yeast boost could these efforts.
"It's early days but we see this as a really striking breakthrough," said Dr. Konrad Howitz, one of the authors of the study, BBC News online.
"It brings us closer certainly the to intervene in able to extend durability pharmacologically in people."
The scientists found that Resveratrol could increase the lifetime of yeast cells in a variety of cans.
Similar tests on human cells showed however that dosage is important.
"A very wide range of doses were very effective in the Hefe.Allerdings was different with human cells."
"It seemed too high a very narrow range of the lower Ende.Wenn doses had appeared to the opposite effect, have", said Dr. Howitz.
Scientists plan similar testing in other ways, including mice, to see if the molecules can extend their life.
"I think it highlights the potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet," he said.
The study is published in the journal nature.
Figures from the European Union show that people living in countries of the Mediterranean such as Spain and Italy live longer can expect on average than people in other countries.
Average life expectancy in Spain is 75 for men and for women 83.Dies compares to Britain, where men can wait until you are 75, but women expect up to 80 life to live.
In the United States is the average life expectancy 74 for men and 80 for women.
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