血中的一种化合物,pTOS,减少了食欲并帮助小鼠减肥而没有副作用, 这为人类的新型肥胖治疗提供了潜在潜力. A compound in python blood, pTOS, reduces appetite and aids weight loss in mice without side effects, sparking potential for new human obesity treatments.

它们的血液中有一种叫做pTOS的化合物, 由肠道细菌产生的并且在人类自然存在, 在吃饭后会增加并抑制小鼠的食欲而不会引起恶心或肌肉损失等副作用. A compound in python blood called pTOS, produced by gut bacteria and naturally present in humans, spikes after eating and suppresses appetite in mice without causing side effects like nausea or muscle loss. 缅甸中发现的pTOS可以帮助它们长时间禁食,同时保持新陈代谢和肌肉质量. Found in Burmese pythons, pTOS helps them endure long fasts while maintaining metabolism and muscle mass. 在肥胖小鼠中,通过对大脑的饥饿中心产生作用,在28天内减轻了9% 的体重. In obese mice, it led to 9% weight loss over 28 days by acting on the brain’s hunger center. 研究人员认为, 这可能会导致更安全, 更有效的减肥治疗方法. 创业公司Arkana Therapeutics正在开发合成版本. Researchers believe it could lead to safer, more effective weight-loss treatments, with a startup, Arkana Therapeutics, developing synthetic versions. 现在正在进行进一步的研究,以测试它对人类的影响. Further studies are underway to test its effects in humans.