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MSI-1436 stimulates regeneration of heart and multiple other tissues (nature.com)
116 points by nirmalc 2473 days ago
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The latest news on the compound is from April 2019: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nb-nba041019...

If anyone is interested in a talk by one of the authors (Kevin Strange), he goes into the history of the compound here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aAr5pKW9Dw

For progress on similar lines of tech, this is a good site: https://www.lifespan.io/the-rejuvenation-roadmap/

...in zebrafish. Settle down, the answer to all your health problems is still fasting.
"It is particularly noteworthy that MSI-1436 stimulates tissue regeneration in both zebrafish and adult mice, two widely divergent species that are separated by approximately 450 million years of evolution."

Also paper explained that the drug had been applied in Phase 1 clinical trials with humans as a treatment for diabetes and obesity.

"Importantly, the doses we have shown to be effective in stimulating tissue regeneration are 5–50-times lower than the maximum well-tolerated human dose."

Wait till the mice hear about this one!
Hopefully this works too in Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials. Looks promising.

And doesn't get patented to hell with insane pricing.

patents don't mean shit. if it's safe, effective, and profitable I'll be able to custom order it soon enough.
Dep nding on how complex the molecule is sometimes they won't even be able to make it . More than the half the group buys on that specific longevity forum failed
Failed like nobody committed to the synthesis?
Failed as in it was too difficult to make . I know of one example. The oral version of glyx-13( nrx-1074 iirc) which a few tried to make and failed . Which is good since the non oral version failed fantastically at the phase 3 trials
that's absolutely true, i can't deny that. my experience is mostly with cathinones, phenethylamines, and a few substituted amphetamines. oh, and some tryptamines.
I remember getting NSI-189 synthesized by a Polish lab back in the day. An interesting time of my life.
Fascinating chemical. Looks like you can buy it around a lot of places now-a-days. Did you notice any benefits from a nootropic standpoint?
How and where do you do this?!
labs in India and China.
India has been pretty open and vocal about ignoring pharma patents when it comes to medications. They put the needs of the people above the financial wants of the industry.

It's been a cause of tension in trade negotiations.

Please. It's not ignoring patents. It's about ignoring patents after time limit and not allowing patents with minor modifications.

Insulin is still patented in US even though it was invented in Canada.

Yep, looking into it.
I wonder how this would affect patients whom have had cardiac ablation, possibly causing unwanted cellular re-growth
ITT: People who read nothing past the first paragraph saying, 'Yeah, but only in zebrafish ppl'
Legitimate question : how hard would it be to synthesize in one's garage?
Zebrafish != Humans
It passed phase 1 trial in humans as well.