Gerobiotics: Exploring the Potential and Limitations of Repurposing Probiotics in Addressing Aging Hallmarks and Chronic Diseases

Overview

Journal Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins

Publisher Springer

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Nutritional Sciences
Pharmacology

Date 2025 Mar 3

PMID 40029460

Authors

A G M Sofi Uddin Mahamud

Ishtiak Ahammed Tanvir

Md Ehsanul Kabir

Ismam Samonty

Md Anamul Hasan Chowdhury

Md Ashikur Rahman

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Abstract

As unhealthy aging continues to rise globally, there is a pressing need for effective strategies to promote healthy aging, extend health span, and address aging-related complications. Gerobiotics, an emerging concept in geroscience, offers a novel approach to repurposing selective probiotics, postbiotics, and parabiotics to modulate key aging processes and enhance systemic health. This review explores recent advancements in gerobiotics research, focusing on their role in targeting aging hallmarks, regulating longevity-associated pathways, and reducing risks of multiple age-related chronic conditions. Despite their promise, significant challenges remain, including optimizing formulations, ensuring safety and efficacy across diverse populations, and achieving successful clinical translation. Addressing these gaps through rigorous research, well-designed clinical trials, and advanced biotechnologies can establish gerobiotics as a transformative intervention for healthy aging and chronic disease prevention.

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