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MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT
Volume 129, Issue 10, Pages 611-613Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.07.001
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Caenorhabditis elegans; DAF-16; Quercetin; Lifespan; Aging
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- National Institutes of Health National Centre for Research Resources
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The polyphenol quercetin has recently been found to extend lifespan and increase stress resistance in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The forkhead transcription factor DAF-16 has previously been linked to these effects. However, by using a daf-16(mgDf50) mutant strain, we show that quercetin exposure leads to increased mean lifespans up to 15%. Furthermore, quercetin-treated daf-16(mgDf50) worms show an enhanced resistance to thermal and oxidative stress. Our data reveal that DAF-16 is not obligatorily required for quercetin-mediated longevity and stress resistance. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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