期刊
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
卷 46, 期 6, 页码 441-452出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.01.005
关键词
C. elegans; Garlic; Diallyl trisulfide; gst-4; Aging; Microarray; skn-1
资金
- University of Pittsburgh [CA103730]
- NIA [K08 AG028977, P30AG025708]
- NCI [CA113363]
Medicinal benefits of Allium vegetables, such as garlic, have been noted throughout recorded history, including protection against cancer and cardiovascular disease. We now demonstrate that garlic constituent diallyl trisulfide (DATS) increases longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans by affecting the skn-1 pathway. Treatment of worms with 5-10 mu M DATS increased worm mean lifespan even when treatment is started during young adulthood. To explore the mechanisms involved in the DAIS-mediated increase in longevity, we treated daf-2, daf-16, and eat-2 mutants and found that DATS increased the lifespan of daf-2 and daf-16 mutants, but not the eat-2 mutants. Microarray experiments demonstrated that a number of genes regulated by oxidative stress and the skn-1 transcription factor were also changed by DATS treatment. Consistently, OATS treatment leads to the induction of the skn-1 target gene gst-4, and this induction was dependent on skn-1. We also found that the effects of DATS on worm lifespan depend on skn-1 activity in both in the intestine and ASI neurons. Together our data suggest that DATS is able to increase worm lifespan by enhancing the function of the pro-longevity transcription factor skn-1. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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