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Low-dose chloroquine treatment extends the lifespan of aged rats

  • Wei Li 1,8 ,
  • Zhiran Zou 2,6,7,9 ,
  • Yusheng Cai 2,6,9 ,
  • Kuan Yang 4,5,7,10,11 ,
  • Si Wang 1,8,12 ,
  • Zunpeng Liu 3,6,7,9 ,
  • Lingling Geng 1,8 ,
  • Qun Chu 3,6,9 ,
  • Zhejun Ji 3,6,9 ,
  • Piu Chan 8 ,
  • Guang-Hui Liu , 1,2,6,7,8,9 ,
  • Moshi Song , 2,6,7,9 ,
  • Jing Qu , 3,6,7,9 ,
  • Weiqi Zhang , 4,5,6,7,8,10
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  • 1. Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 3. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 4. CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 5. China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
  • 6. Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 8. Aging Translational Medicine Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • 9. Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
  • 10. Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • 11. Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing 101408, China
  • 12. Chongqing Renji Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400062, China

Published date: 15 Jun 2022

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Wei Li , Zhiran Zou , Yusheng Cai , Kuan Yang , Si Wang , Zunpeng Liu , Lingling Geng , Qun Chu , Zhejun Ji , Piu Chan , Guang-Hui Liu , Moshi Song , Jing Qu , Weiqi Zhang . Low-dose chloroquine treatment extends the lifespan of aged rats[J]. Protein & Cell, 2022 , 13(6) : 454 -461 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-021-00903-1

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