Urolithin A is a bioavailable postbiotic produced by your gut bacteria after you eat certain foods (like berries, pomegranates, pecans, and walnuts) containing the polyphenols ellagitannins or ellagic acid.11 12 Useful postbiotics are a sort of healthy waste produced by probiotics after they consume prebiotics.13 When your gut bacteria break down ellagitannins or ellagic acid, urolithin A is whats left over or at least thats what happens for some people
The half-life after intramuscular injection is approximately half an hour, so even administered this way, it has limited use as a therapeutic agent
The cortex and the medulla of kidney tissue can contain distinct types of tertiary lymphoid organs, which may possess pathogenic or regulatory properties
Heavyweights including Amgen and Pfizer are on the list of aspiring players, as well as smaller companies including Carmot Therapeutics, Structure Therapeutics, Zealand Pharma, Altimmune, Regor Therapeutics, and Vivani Medical