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Trial reportAging2025

Effects of a natural ingredients-based intervention targeting the hallmarks of aging on epigenetic clocks, physical function, and body composition: a single-arm clinical trial.

Natalia Carreras-Gallo, Rita Dargham, Shealee P Thorpe, Steve Warren, Tavis L Mendez, Ryan Smith, Greg Macpherson, Varun B Dwaraka

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Trial report in Aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Natalia Carreras-GalloTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.
Rita DarghamTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.
Shealee P ThorpeTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.
Steve WarrenRegenerative Wellness, 4698 Highland Dr. Millcreek, UT 84117, USA.
Tavis L MendezTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.
Ryan SmithTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.
Greg MacphersonSRW Laboratories, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
Varun B DwarakaTruDiagnostic, Inc., 881 Corporate Dr. Lexington, KY 40503, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging interventions have progressed in recent years due to the growing curiosity about how lifestyle impacts longevity. This study assessed the effects of SRW Laboratories' Cel System nutraceutical range on epigenetic methylation patterns, inflammation, physical performance, body composition, and epigenetic biomarkers of aging. A 1-year study was conducted with 51 individuals, collecting data at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Participants were encouraged to walk 10 minutes and practice 5 minutes of mindfulness daily. Significant improvements in muscle strength, body function, and body composition metrics were observed. Epigenetic clock analysis showed a decrease in biological age with significant reductions in stem cell division rates. Immune cell subset analysis indicated significant changes, with increases in eosinophils and CD8T cells and decreases in B memory, CD4T memory, and T-regulatory cells. Predicted epigenetic biomarker proxies (EBPs) showed significant changes in retinol/TTHY, a regulator of cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation, and deoxycholic acid glucuronide levels, a metabolite of deoxycholic acid generated in the liver. Gene ontology analysis revealed significant CpG methylation changes in genes involved in critical biological processes related to aging, such as oxidative stress-induced premature senescence, pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide metabolic process, TRAIL binding, hyaluronan biosynthetic process, neurotransmitter loading into synaptic vesicles, pore complex assembly, collagen biosynthetic process, protein phosphatase 2A binding activity, and activation of transcription factor binding. Our findings suggest that the Cel System supplement range may effectively reduce biological age and improve health metrics, warranting further investigation into its mechanistic pathways and long-term efficacy.

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AgingBody CompositionDietary SupplementsEpigenesis, GeneticPhysical Functional PerformanceAdultAgedDNA MethylationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessMuscle Strengthagingepigenetic age changeepigenetic biomarker proxieshallmarks of agingnutraceutical longevity interventionsphysiological age change

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PMID40096467
PMCPMC11984428

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