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Status: Supported Keyword: nordihydroguaiaretic acid Clear all

2 claims from 2 papers

  1. 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).”
  2. 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.”

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