Ericsson et al. show in aged mice that the panAMPK activator O304 prevents and reverts age-associated hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, as well as improving cardiac function and exercise capacity. O304 thus functions as an exercise mimetic and could therefore have a similar therapeutic potential in aged humans and improve quality of life.
- Madelene Ericsson
- Pär Steneberg
- Helena Edlund