What is Rapamycin?

Name: What is Rapamycin?
Uploaded: 2024-12-31T17:00:35+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok explains rapamycin, a drug discovered on the island of Rapa that's FDA-approved to prevent organ transplant rejection. Research shows it…

31 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok explains rapamycin, a drug discovered on the island of Rapa that's FDA-approved to prevent organ transplant rejection. Research shows it extends lifespan in animals, and some doctors now use it off-label for anti-aging, though human studies are still ongoing.

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Rapamycin is a drug that's currently being studied to prolong lifespan in animals, including humans. So rapamycin is a product that's been around. It was discovered on the island of Rapa 30, 40 years ago and it's used for organ transplant rejection. That's this medical, FDA approved use. There's also a topical form used for a certain rare form of tumors on children's skin. But we're finding that the drug itself, rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, appears to expand the length of health span or lifespan in every organism tested and currently is being tested in humans. So it's really unknown in humans. Will this drug prolong human life? It's assumed that it potentially will, but this is yet unknown. A lot of doctors are using rapamycin as part of an anti aging regiment.