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Extended longevity mechanisms in short-lived progeroid mice: Identification of a preservative stress response associated with successful aging

  • Marieke van de Ven
  • , Jaan Olle Andressoo
  • , Valerie B. Holcomb
  • , Paul Hasty
  • , Yousin Suh
  • , Harry van Steeg
  • , George A. Garinis
  • , Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers
  • , James R. Mitchell

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Abstract

Semantic distinctions between "normal" aging, "pathological" aging (or age-related disease) and "premature" aging (otherwise known as segmental progeria) potentially confound important insights into the nature of each of the complex processes. Here we review a recent, unexpected discovery: the presence of longevity-associated characteristics typical of long-lived endocrine-mutant and dietary-restricted animals in short-lived progeroid mice. These data suggest that a subset of symptoms observed in premature aging, and possibly normal aging as well, may be indirect manifestations of a beneficial adaptive stress response to endogenous oxidative damage, rather than a detrimental result of the damage itself.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)58-63
Number of pages6
JournalMechanisms of Ageing and Development
Volume128
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adaptive stress response
  • Ageing
  • Base excision repair
  • DNA damage
  • Nucleotide excision repair
  • Progeria
  • SIRT6

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