Glycine
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Key Research and Development Program of Heilongjiang and 4 more
- Animals3
Outcomes
6Muscle fiber density
upin rats1
1 study
Muscle fiber density
upin rats1
Glycine increases muscle fiber density in rats.
“increased muscle fiber density”
Animalsmuscle
Free radical biology & medicine27 Jan 2026
Hepatic cell architecture
upin rats1
1 study
Hepatic cell architecture
upin rats1
Glycine improves hepatic cell architecture in rats.
“restored hepatic cell architecture”
Animalsliver
Free radical biology & medicine27 Jan 2026
Hippocampal neuronal damage
downin rats1
1 study
Hippocampal neuronal damage
downin rats1
Glycine decreases hippocampal neuronal damage in rats.
“In aged rats, Gly also upregulated Mthfd2 (the mammalian ortholog of Nmdmc) and reduced neuronal damage in the hippocampus”
Animalshippocampus
Free radical biology & medicine27 Jan 2026
Nmdmc expression
upin flies1
1 study
Nmdmc expression
upin flies1
Glycine increases Nmdmc expression in flies.
“Gly dose-dependently upregulated the expression of Nmdmc”
Model organisms
Free radical biology & medicine27 Jan 2026
Lifespan
upin flies1
1 study
Lifespan
upin flies1
Glycine extends lifespan in flies.
“In fruit flies, Gly extended lifespan and ameliorating aging-related phenotypes”
Model organisms
Free radical biology & medicine27 Jan 2026
Oxidative stress and ROS signalling
downin reviews1
1 study
Oxidative stress and ROS signalling
downin reviews1
Glycine decreases oxidative stress and ROS signalling.
“Glycine enhances glutathione synthesis and mitigates oxidative and inflammatory damage.”
Review
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism7 Jan 2026
Funding
1 grant since 2023National Institute on AgingUS$1.2m