Targeting the “hallmarks of aging” to slow aging and treat age-related disease: fact or fiction?

M Keshavarz, K **e, K Schaaf, D Bano… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative
and cerebrovascular disorders. Aging processes have therefore been discussed as potential …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling in C. elegans

CT Murphy, PJ Hu - WormBook: The online review of C. elegans …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The C. elegans insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) pathway connects nutrient levels to metabolism,
growth, development, longevity, and behavior. This fundamental pathway is regulated by …

The genetics of ageing

CJ Kenyon - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans ages and dies in a few weeks, but humans can live
for 100 years or more. Assuming that the ancestor we share with nematodes aged rapidly …

C. elegans maximum velocity correlates with healthspan and is maintained in worms with an insulin receptor mutation

JH Hahm, S Kim, R DiLoreto, C Shi, SJV Lee… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Ageing is marked by physical decline. Caenorhabditis elegans is a valuable model for
identifying genetic regulatory mechanisms of ageing and longevity. Here we report a simple …

Age‐dependent changes and biomarkers of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

HG Son, O Altintas, EJE Kim, S Kwon, SJV Lee - Aging cell, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Caenorhabditis elegans is an exceptionally valuable model for aging research because of
many advantages, including its genetic tractability, short lifespan, and clear age‐dependent …

A living model for obesity and aging research: Caenorhabditis elegans

P Shen, Y Yue, Y Park - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a free-living nematode that has been extensively
utilized as an animal model for research involving aging and neurodegenerative diseases …

[HTML][HTML] A genetic program promotes C. elegans longevity at cold temperatures via a thermosensitive TRP channel

R **ao, B Zhang, Y Dong, J Gong, T Xu, J Liu, XZS Xu - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Both poikilotherms and homeotherms live longer at lower body temperatures, highlighting a
general role of temperature reduction in lifespan extension. However, the underlying …

Insulin signaling and dietary restriction differentially influence the decline of learning and memory with age

AL Kauffman, JM Ashraf, MR Corces-Zimmerman… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Of all the age-related declines, memory loss is one of the most devastating. While conditions
that increase longevity have been identified, the effects of these longevity-promoting factors …

MicroRNA Predictors of Longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Z Pincus, T Smith-Vikos, FJ Slack - PLoS genetics, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Neither genetic nor environmental factors fully account for variability in individual longevity:
genetically identical invertebrates in homogenous environments often experience no less …

Lifespan-on-a-chip: microfluidic chambers for performing lifelong observation of C. elegans

SE Hulme, SS Shevkoplyas, AP McGuigan, J Apfeld… - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This article describes the fabrication of a microfluidic device for the liquid culture of many
individual nematode worms (Caenorhabditis elegans) in separate chambers. Each chamber …