While research is in full swing to learn more about our own body, scientists have made a new and surprising discovery. The new research, published in Cell Systems, revealed that no matter how old a person is, their liver is about 3 years old. In the study, biopsy samples of 50 individuals between the ages of 20 and 84 were examined.
While the rate of renewal and repair of cells decreases over time as our bodies age, new research has shown that this is not true for cells called ‘hepatocytes’ in the liver. Comparing the meaning-rich liver cells with other liver cells revealed significant differences in cell regeneration.
Cells with rich DNA can live up to 10 years:
According to this, typical cells are renewed approximately once a year, while cells rich in DNA can survive in the liver for ten years. observed to survive. It has been suggested that this feature of DNA-rich cells may be a protective mechanism that protects us from accumulating harmful mutations, while the regeneration rate of other cells decreases as we age.
The discovery is an important new discovery in the biological mechanisms that shed light on how our liver works. While it is very important for us to know the organs in order to protect ourselves from disease in the future, scientists continue to examine how fast the cells are regenerated in other organs such as the heart.
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