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Resveratrol delays age-related deterioration and mimics transcriptional aspects of dietary restriction without extending life span

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Pearson, Kevin J., Baur, Joseph A., Lewis, Kaitlyn N., Peshkin, Leonid, Price, Nathan L., Labinskyy, Nazar, Swindell, William R., Kamara, Davida +19 more·2008·Cell Metabolism

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A small molecule that safely mimics the ability of dietary restriction (DR) to delay age-related diseases in laboratory animals is greatly sought after. We and others have shown that resveratrol mimics effects of DR in lower organisms. In mice, we find that resveratrol induces gene expression patterns in multiple tissues that parallel those induced by DR and every-other-day feeding. Moreover, resveratrol-fed elderly mice show a marked reduction in signs of aging, including reduced albuminuria, decreased inflammation, and apoptosis in the vascular endothelium, increased aortic elasticity, greater motor coordination, reduced cataract formation, and preserved bone mineral density. However, mice fed a standard diet did not live longer when treated with resveratrol beginning at 12 months of age. Our findings indicate that resveratrol treatment has a range of beneficial effects in mice but does not increase the longevity of ad libitum-fed animals when started midlife.

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  • SIRT1 protects against ageing-associated metabolic diseases such as glucose intolerance and cancer.

    “As such, SIRT1 confers protection against ageing-associated metabolic diseases such as glucose intolerance and cancer (Herranz et al., 2010; Pearson et al., 2008; Rutanen et al., 2010).”
  • Resveratrol is a natural compound that influences energy metabolism and mitochondrial function and acts as a calorie restriction mimetic in animal obesity models.

    “resveratrol treatment in mice fed a high calorie diet consistently improved various health parameters including glucose homeostasis, endurance and survival (Baur et al., 2006; Lagouge et al., 2006; Pearson et al., 2008; Sun et al., 2007), and has therefore been suggested to act as a calorie restriction mimetic.”
  • Mammalian SIRT1 plays a context-dependent role in health span regulation, including mediating effects in metabolic stress such as high-fat diet-induced obesity.

    “What is clear, however, is that mammalian SIRT1 plays a context-dependent role in health span regulation, for instance by mediating effects in metabolic stress situations, such as high-fat diet-induced obesity (Baur et al., 2006; Lagouge et al., 2006; Pearson et al., 2008).”
  • Resveratrol treatment in mice on a high-calorie diet consistently improved health parameters including glucose homeostasis, endurance, and survival.

    “Regardless of the mode of activation, resveratrol treatment in mice fed a high calorie diet consistently improved various health parameters including glucose homeostasis, endurance and survival (Baur et al., 2006; Lagouge et al., 2006; Pearson et al., 2008; Sun et al., 2007)”
  • Because resveratrol's benefits resemble calorie restriction, these studies support PGC-1α activation as a central mechanism of CR.

    “Since many of the beneficial effects of resveratrol are similar to those that would be expected from a calorie-restricted diet [151], these studies support the concept that activation of PGC-1α may be one of the central mechanisms of action of CR.”

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Pearson, K. J., Baur, J. A., Lewis, K. N., Peshkin, L., Price, N. L., Labinskyy, N., Swindell, W. R., Kamara, D., Minor, R. K., Perez, E., Jamieson, H. A., Zhang, Y., Dunn, S. R., Sharma, K., Pleshko, N., Woollett, L. A., Csiszar, A., Ikeno, Y., Le Couteur, D., Elliott, P. J., Becker, K. G., Navas, P., Ingram, D. K., Wolf, N. S., Ungvari, Z., Sinclair, D. A., & de Cabo, R.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • New York Medical College (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Sinclair, David A.
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-08
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
157-168
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2122073743
Cited by
1,162
References
88
Citations by year
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FWCI
39.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (AG19972, R01AG028730, R01AG019719, Z01AG000368, AG19719, R01AG019972)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL077256, HL077256)
  • National Eye Institute (R01EY011733)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM068072)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (SP30 DK072437)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (P30AR046121)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R56HD034089, R01HD034089, HD034089)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
Keywords
resveratrol, aging, longevity, age-related diseases, gene expression, albuminuria, inflammation, vascular endothelium, aortic elasticity, motor coordination, cataract, bone mineral density
MeSH terms
Resveratrol, Age Factors, Aging, Animals, Antioxidants, Energy Intake, Cardiovascular System, Food Deprivation, Food, Formulated, Gene Expression Regulation, Inflammation, Longevity, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Osteoporosis, Stilbenes, Transcription, Genetic, Treatment Outcome, Apoptosis, Caloric Restriction, Mice

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