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Dietary Restriction Benefits Learning and Motor Performance of Aged Mice

Ingram, D. K., Weindruch, R., Spangler, E. L., Freeman, J. R., Walford, R. L.·1987·Journal of Gerontology

Abstract

Female C3B10RF1 mice maintained on either a control (approximately 95 kcal/week) or restricted (approximately 55 kcal/week) diet since weaning were tested in a behavioral battery at 11 to 15 or 31 to 35 months of age (middle-aged vs. aged). Age-related declines observed among control groups in tests of motor coordination (rotorod) and learning (complex maze) were prevented by the restriction regime. In addition, diet restriction increased locomotor activity in a runwheel cage among mice of both ages but did not affect exploratory activity in a novel arena.

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  • Caloric restriction prevents many age-dependent gene expression changes in the mouse brain, reduces age-related brain atrophy in rhesus macaques, and has significant beneficial effects on the age-dependent impairment of learning and memory in rodents and humans.

    “It prevents many age-dependent gene expression changes in the mouse brain (8,43), reduces age-related brain atrophy in rhesus macaques (75) and has significant beneficial effects on the age-dependent impairment of learning and memory in rodents (76,77) and humans (78).”

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  • Caloric restriction has beneficial effects on the function of the brain and its vulnerability to age-dependent pathology.

    “Caloric restriction has also been widely documented to have beneficial effects on the function of the brain and its vulnerability to age-dependent pathology.”

    From Neural mechanisms of ageing and cognitive decline (2010) · cites this paper as [76]

  • Positive lifestyle changes such as aerobic and resistance exercise and/or healthy caloric restriction can favorably affect endocrine and metabolic functions and counter age-related diseases.

    “Rather, positive lifestyle modifications such as regular aerobic and resistance exercise programs and/or healthy calorically restricted diet can favorably affect endocrine and metabolic functions and act as countermeasures to various age-related diseases.”
  • Emerging data from multiple studies show beneficial effects of lifestyle changes, especially exercise and caloric restriction, in mitigating many age-related physical and cognitive declines.

    “In contrast, the emerging data from multiple studies show the indisputable beneficial effects of lifestyle changes, especially exercise 14, 15 and caloric restriction,16-18 in mitigating many age-related physical and cognitive declines.”

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Authors
Ingram, D. K., Weindruch, R., Spangler, E. L., Freeman, J. R., & Walford, R. L.
Affiliations
  • National Institute on Aging (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
Journal of Gerontology
Published
1987-01-01
Volume
42
Issue
1
Pages
78-81
ISSN
0022-1422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2331110091
Cited by
342
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Gerontology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (AG-00424)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea
Keywords
dietary restriction, aging, learning, motor performance, locomotor activity, exploratory activity, age-related decline, maze learning
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Energy Intake, Diet, Female, Learning, Psychomotor Performance, Mice

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