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Keyword: lifespan extension Clear all

8 claims from 7 papers

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice

    Harrison, Strong, Sharp et al. · Nature · 2009

    Rapamycin, an mTOR pathway inhibitor, extended median and maximal lifespan in male and female genetically heterogeneous mice when fed from 600 days of age, at three independent test sites.

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    1. Supported · 71%In genetically mixed mice fed rapamycin from 600 days of age, the age at 90% mortality rose by 14% in females and 9% in males.“On the basis of age at 90% mortality, rapamycin led to an increase of 14% for females and 9% for males.”

  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Acarbose, 17‐α‐estradiol, and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extend mouse lifespan preferentially in males

    Harrison, Strong, Allison et al. · Aging Cell · 2013

    Four agents were tested for lifespan effects in genetically heterogeneous mice at three sites; acarbose, 17-α-estradiol and nordihydroguaiaretic acid extended lifespan more in males than in females.

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    1. Supported · 71%In genetically varied mice, acarbose raised male median lifespan by 22% but female median lifespan by only 5%.“Acarbose increased male median lifespan by 22% (P < 0.0001), but increased female median lifespan by only 5% (P = 0.01).”

  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Rapamycin‐mediated lifespan increase in mice is dose and sex dependent and metabolically distinct from dietary restriction

    Miller, Harrison, Astle et al. · Aging Cell · 2013

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    1. Supported · 71%“Rapamycin increased lifespan more in females than in males at each dose evaluated, perhaps reflecting sexual dimorphism in blood levels of this drug.”

  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Longer lifespan in male mice treated with a weakly estrogenic agonist, an antioxidant, an α‐glucosidase inhibitor or a Nrf2‐inducer

    Strong, Miller, Antebi et al. · Aging Cell · 2016

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    1. Supported · 71%“17-α-estradiol at a threefold higher dose robustly extended both median and maximal lifespan, but still only in males.”
    2. Contested · 33%“The α-glucosidase inhibitor, acarbose, at a concentration previously tested (1000 ppm), significantly increased median longevity in males and 90th percentile lifespan in both sexes, even when treatment was started at 16 months.”

  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Acarbose improves health and lifespan in aging HET3 mice

    Harrison, Strong, Alavez et al. · Aging Cell · 2019

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    1. Supported · 71%“The two higher doses produced 16% or 17% increases in median longevity of males, but only 4% or 5% increases in females. Age at the 90th percentile was increased significantly (8%–11%) in males at each dose, but was significantly increased (3%) in females on…

  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    Canagliflozin extends life span in genetically heterogeneous male but not female mice

    Miller, Harrison, Allison et al. · JCI Insight · 2020

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    1. Supported · 71%“Cana extended median survival of male mice by 14%. Cana also increased by 9% the age for 90th percentile survival, with parallel effects seen at each of 3 test sites.”

  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

    17‐a‐estradiol late in life extends lifespan in aging UM‐HET3 male mice; nicotinamide riboside and three other drugs do not affect lifespan in either sex

    Harrison, Strong, Reifsnyder et al. · Aging Cell · 2021

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    1. Supported · 71%“In genetically heterogeneous mice produced by the CByB6F1 x C3D2F1 cross, the “non‐feminizing” estrogen, 17‐α‐estradiol (17aE2), extended median male lifespan by 19% (p < 0.0001, log‐rank test) and 11% (p = 0.007) when fed at 14.4 ppm starting at 16 and 20 m…

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