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Extending Healthy Life Span—From Yeast to Humans

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Fontana, Luigi, Partridge, Linda, Longo, Valter D.·2010·Science

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Eat Less, Live Long: Studies in several model organisms have shown that dietary restriction without malnutrition, or manipulation of nutrient-sensing pathways through mutations or drugs, can increase life span and reduce age-related disease. Fontana et al. (p. 321 ) review the ways in which nutrient-sensing pathways are central to aging. Studies of yeast, worms, rodents, and primates show that these pathways are conserved during evolution. Although data on the effects of dietary restriction in primates are very limited, in humans, the protective effects of dietary restriction against cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes must be judged against potentially negative long-term effects. More work is needed to determine whether dietary restriction and the modulation of anti-aging pathways through drugs can extend life span and reduce pathologies in humans.

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  • Caloric restriction is the most effective known way to extend healthspan and lifespan, and it works across species from yeast to primates.

    “Caloric restriction has been demonstrated to be the most effective strategy to lengthen healthspan and lifespan, and is efficacious in a range of species from yeast to primates255.”

    From Cellular senescence in ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities (2021) · cites this paper as [255]

    The Introduction (page not provided) says dietary restriction extends average and/or maximum lifespan in species from yeast to rhesus monkeys and delays loss of function and major diseases in rodents and monkeys. The primate dietary-restriction section (page not provided) also reports fewer age-related deaths and diseases in restricted rhesus monkeys. The copy does not establish that caloric restriction is the most effective known strategy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Dietary restriction has been the most effective strategy to demonstrate an increase in lifespan across a whole range of investigated species, including nonhuman primates.

    “dietary restriction has been the most effective strategy to demonstrate an increase in lifespan across a whole range of investigated species, including nonhuman primates”

    From The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (2019) · cites this paper as Fontana et al., 2010

    The Introduction states that dietary restriction extends average and/or maximum lifespan in organisms ranging from yeast to rhesus monkeys. The primate dietary-restriction section also reports fewer age-related deaths in restricted rhesus monkeys. The paper does not establish the comparative claim that dietary restriction is the most effective lifespan-extending strategy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Dietary, genetic, and pharmacological (rapamycin) inhibition of mTOR extends life span in multiple model organisms.

    “Dietary, genetic, and pharmacological (rapamycin) inhibition of mTOR extends life span in multiple model organisms (83).”
  • The IIS pathway informs cells of glucose levels and is the most conserved aging-controlling pathway in evolution.

    “The IIS pathway informs cells of glucose levels and is the most conserved aging-controlling pathway in evolution.207”

    From Meta-hallmarks of aging and cancer (2023) · cites this paper as [207]

  • Suppression of IIS dramatically extends lifespan in multiple organisms, suggesting an evolutionarily conserved mechanism.

    “Suppression of the insulin–insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) signalling (IIS) pathway dramatically extends lifespan in multiple organisms, which suggests that it is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism16.”

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Authors
Fontana, L., Partridge, L., & Longo, V. D.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
  • Fontana, Luigi
  • Partridge, Linda
  • Longo, Valter D.
Venue
Science
Published
2010-04-16
Volume
328
Issue
5976
Pages
321-326
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2080094749
Cited by
3,023
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 135 · 2025: 168 · 2024: 160 · 2023: 145 · 2022: 194 · 2021: 221 · 2020: 229 · 2019: 194 · 2018: 191 · 2017: 213 · 2016: 174 · 2015: 197 · 2014: 195 · 2013: 207 · 2012: 188
FWCI
16.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (AG20642, R01AG020642, AG025135, R01AG025135)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM075308, GM075308)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK056341)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024992)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
Keywords
dietary restriction, healthspan, aging, nutrient-sensing pathways, growth hormone receptor, age-related diseases, cancer, neurodegeneration, diabetes mellitus, rhesus monkeys, evolution of aging, healthy aging
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Haplorhini, Drosophila, Eating, Humans, Longevity, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Signal Transduction, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caloric Restriction, Mice

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