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Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice

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  • David E. Harrison

    (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA)

  • Randy Strong

    (Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, and Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA)

  • Zelton Dave Sharp

    (and Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78245, USA)

  • James F. Nelson

    (Texas 78229, USA)

  • Clinton M. Astle

    (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA)

  • Kevin Flurkey

    (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA)

  • Nancy L. Nadon

    (National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA)

  • J. Erby Wilkinson

    (Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2200, USA)

  • Krystyna Frenkel

    (Environmental Medicine, NY University School of Medicine)

  • Christy S. Carter

    (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, North Carolina 27157, USA
    Present address: Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.)

  • Marco Pahor

    (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, North Carolina 27157, USA
    Present address: Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.)

  • Martin A. Javors

    (The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA)

  • Elizabeth Fernandez

    (Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, and Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA)

  • Richard A. Miller

    (University of Michigan, and Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2200, USA)

Abstract

Rapamycin for a longer life? The antitumour drug rapamycin targets TOR, a kinase that is part of the PI3K–AKT–mTOR cascade, involved in regulating protein translation, cell growth and autophagy. Reducing TOR function is known to extend the life of yeast, worms and flies. Now experiments replicated in three different laboratories demonstrate that rapamycin, fed to male and female mice in a dose that substantially inhibits TOR signalling, can extend their median and maximal lifespan by up to 14%. This life extension was observed in mice fed rapamycin from 270 days of age and also at a late stage in their life, from age 600 days. These findings point to the TOR pathway as a critical point in the control of ageing in mammals and in the pathogenesis of late-life illnesses.

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  • David E. Harrison & Randy Strong & Zelton Dave Sharp & James F. Nelson & Clinton M. Astle & Kevin Flurkey & Nancy L. Nadon & J. Erby Wilkinson & Krystyna Frenkel & Christy S. Carter & Marco Pahor & Ma, 2009. "Rapamycin fed late in life extends lifespan in genetically heterogeneous mice," Nature, Nature, vol. 460(7253), pages 392-395, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:460:y:2009:i:7253:d:10.1038_nature08221
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08221
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