X-Message-Number: 27002
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:51:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: 194'th update on fly longevity experiments
This is the 194'th update of my fly longevity experiments. Average
temperature was 25.8 C during this run. Estimated maximal longevity using
the formula (363 - T*11.2) is 74 days.
Lovastatin is a prescription only item. However it is also found in
fermented red yeast rice extracts, which are available OTC, probably
because they are a dilute source of lovastatin. Nonetheless red yeast
rice by itself was recently banned in Canada, although it is available
for the time being in combination products. One such combination still
has a fairly hefty amount of red yeast rice, plus only minor additions of
guggulipid and artichoke. Since previous testing indicated that neither
of these additives was toxic to flies, I decided to try testing this red
yeast rice product [by Organika).
Alas, red yeast rice had no impact on fly survival at any dose. I
interpret this to mean that lovastatin, and by extension all other
statins at low doses would likely also have no effect on fly survival. On
the plus side, it does appear that this red yeast rice product is
completely non-toxic.
Run #194 Percent Survival on Day
supplement 14 21 30 40 50 57 64
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control one 82 77 53 24 12 0 -
control two 50 50 41 27 9 5 0
bi yan pian 1 pill 77 77 59 12 18 0 -
" 4 pills 85 80 50 35 25 5 0
co-schisandra 1 pill 70 57 39 9 4 0 -
" 4 pills 52 44 20 4 0 - -
red yeast rice 125 mg 66 59 50 28 9 0 -
" 250 mg 61 61 48 26 4 0 -
" 500 mg 55 40 30 20 5 0 -
" 1000 mg 64 55 36 23 5 0 -
fructus persica 1 pill 48 43 33 10 5 0 -
" 4 pills 71 62 48 19 10 0 -
trisnake 1 pill 56 50 50 28 28 11 0
" 4 pills 62 57 33 24 0 - -
zhong gan ling 1 pill 53 53 29 12 0 - -
" 4 pills 57 52 44 17 9 0 -
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