Interventions

  • name effect species mean median maximum
    High fat diet Lifelong feeding of a high-fat diet markedly reduces lifespan of mice by about 20% for both mean and maximum lifespan [22509016]. Mouse -20 -20
    Casp-2 deficiency Loss of caspase-2 resulted in a shortened (10%) maximum lifespan and in enhanced aging-related traits such as impaired hair growth, increased bone loss, and reduced body fat content [17188333]. Mouse -10
    Dietary restriction on high-fat diet Dietary restriction on a high-fat diet increases both mean and maximum lifespan by 36% compared to the high-fate diet control group [22509016]. Mouse +36 +36
    Efemp1 knockout Efemp1 knockout mice exhibited an early onset of aging-associated phenotypes including a 20% shorted median lifespan and 30% shorter maximum lifespan, decreased body mass, lordokyphosis, reduced hair growth, and atrophy [17872905]. Mouse +20 +30
    Pou1f1 knockout Snell dwarf mutation (Pit1dw) due to knockout of Pou1f1 results in a dramatic lifespan extension. The mean, median and maximum lifespan is increased by 40-50% for Snell dwarf (Pit1dw/Pit1dw) DW/J females, and 25-50% for dwarf DWC3F1 males and females with a compound heterozygous Pit1dw/Pit1dw-J genotype. Although, Snell dwarf (Pit1dw/Pit1dw) DW/J males exhibit aspects of delayed senescence, their median lifespan is by about 25% shorter, probably due to the affects of housing conditions [11718806]. Mice homozygous for loss-of-function mutations at Pit1 locus have a mean and maximum lifespan extension over 40%. Mutant dwJ/dw animals exhibit delays in age-dependent collagen cross-linking and in six age-senstive indices of immune system status. Pituitary transplantation into dwarf mice does not reverse the lifespan extension effect. Male Snell dwarf mice become obese and exhibit proportionately high leptin levels in old age [11371619]. Mouse +25 to +50 +25 to +50 +25 to +50
    Dietary restriction on low-fat diet DR under a low-fat diet increases mean and maximum lifespan by 20% and 25%, respectively [22509016]. Mouse +20 +25
    TXN overexpression Overexpression of TXN1 in transgenic C57BL/6 mice resulted in extended median (35%) and maximum (22%) lifespan. Telomerase activity in spleen tissues of TXN1 overexpressing mice is higher than tha in wild-type [12230882]. Mouse +35 +22
    Bub1b overexpression Sustained high-level expression of BubR1 preserves genomic integrity and reduces tumorgenesis (even in the presence of genetic alterations that strongly promote aneuplodization and cancer, such as oncogenic Ras) and extends the lifespan and delays age-related deterioriation and aneuploidy in several tissues [23242215]. BubR1 overabundance exerts its protective effect by correcting mitotic checkpoints defects [23242215]. BubB1 overexpression extends maximum lifespan by 20 - 41% compared to GFP-carrying control transgenic mice [23242215]. Mouse +20 to +41.3
    Overexpression of mitochondrial targeted CAT Overexpression of human catalase targeted to mitochondria (MCAT) extends mean and maximum lifespan by about 20% in mice. Inactivation of aconitase in heat mitochondria and mitochondrial damage is also reduced in long-lived CAT mutant mice [15879174]. The MCAT strain has a reduced severity of age-dependent arteriosclerosis and increased genomic stability, as indicated by an decrease in oxidative stress and mitochondrial deletions in heart and muscle tissues. Median and maximum lifespan in increased about 17 - 21% [16144468]. Mouse +20 +17 to +21 +17 to +21
    Heterozyogous fat-specific Insr knockout (FIRKO) Deletion of Insr specifically in adipose tissue results in a 15-18% increase in mean, median and maximum lifespan. Fat-specific insulin-receptor knockout (FIRKO) reduces fat mass and protects against age-related obesity and its subsequent metabolic abnormality, without an decrease in food intake. Both male and female FIRKO mice have an increase in mean lifespan of around 134 days (18%), with parallel increases in median and maximum lifespan. FIRKO mice consume the same amount of food on per animal basis as control littermates, but have 15-25% lower body-mass and 50-70% reduced fat mass [12543978]. Disruption of Insr in all tissues reults in neonatal lethality [8612577]. Mouse +15 to +18 +15 to +18 +15 to +18
    Sirt6 overexpression Overexpression of Sirt6 in male mice lengthens the median lifespan by 9.9-14.5% and maximum lifespan by 13.1-15.8% [22367546]. Mouse +9.9 to +14.5 +13.1 to +15.8
    Tert gene therapy Mice treated with an adeno-assoicated virus vector expressing TERT at the age of one lived 24% longer on average and those treated at the age of two, by 13%. Maximum lifespan of the mice treated at 1 and 2 years was also extended by and 13% and 20%, respectively. AAV9-mTERT treated mice also had improved health, delayed onset of age-related diseases (like osteoporosis and insulin resistance) as well as improved readings in ageing indicators like neuromuscular coordination [22585399]. The gene therapy consists of a single injected via tail vein and achieved a transduction efficiency of 20-50%. Already 1 month after treatment, the treated mice at both age groups had longer telomeres and a decrease in the short telomeres in multiple tissues, while the controls exhibit an increase in short telomerase. In contrast to their control littermates at 3 and 8 months post-treatment the blood of most of the AAV9-treated mice at 1 year had no decrease or exhibit even a net increase in average telomere length and had also no increase or even a marked decrease in percentage of short telomeres with time. Thus, the therapy achieved in perhipheral blood leukocytes a prevention of telomere shortening. Treated mice had lower leves of fasting insulin, improved glucose tolerance and better homeostatic model assessment. Two years old treated mice had higher IGF1 levels. Treated mice at both ages had improved memory scores. AAV9-mTERT treatment increased cyclinD1 positive cells in various tissues. Upon AAV9-mTERT treatment levels of p16 decreased in most organs (with exception of heart). The metabolic and mitochondrial decline in 2 years old mice treated was not as apparent as in controls [22585399]. Mouse +13 to +24 +13 to +20
    Adcy5 knockout Adcy5 knockout mice are to cardiac stress and have an increased median lifespan of 30% as well as an increased maximal lifespan of 12%. Further, they are also protected from age-related reduced bone density and susceptibility to fractures, and reduced cardiac function [17662940]. Mouse +30 +12
    Prkar2b knockout Loss of function of Prkar2b results in mice that are lean and insulin sensitive. Both median and maximum lifespan is increased by 14%. Median lifespan is increasesd (from 884 to 1005) and 80% lifespan increased from 941 to 1073 days. There is no difference either in median or 80% lifespan in female genotypes [19536287]. Mouse +0 to +14 +0 to +14
    Pcmt overexpression Overexpression of Pcmt extends lifespan by 32-39% at 29 degrees but not at 25 degrees [11742076]. The adult lifespan of animals overexpressing Pcmt is extended [18772467]. Mouse 0 to 39
    Pck1 overxpression Overexpression of Pck1 in skeletal muscle results in an increased number of mitochondria, markedly increase in activity, and extended lifespan by 30%. Transgenic mice ate 60% more than controls but had half the body weight and 10% of the body fat [17716967; Hakimi, Berger and Hanson, unpublished]. Pck1 overxpression leads to increased storage and utilization of fatty acids in muscle for energy purposes and mutants store up to 5-times more triglyceride in their skeletal muscle, and exhibit increased levels of physiological activity [18394430]. Mouse +30
    Plau overexpression Transgenic mice (called alphaMUPA) overexpression Plau in many brain sites (including hypothalamus) consume (20%) less food, have a reduced body weight (by 20%) and length (by 6%), reduced temperature, and a prolonged lifespan (by 20%) [9060969]. alphaMUPA mice have reduced levels of blood sugar and smaller size and birth frequency compared to parental control [9060969] as well as a reduced body weight [10638529]. Mouse +20
    Transplantation of young thymus Lifespan extension [19954334]. Mouse
    Homozygous knock-in of proof-reading deficient Polg Mice with a proof-reading-deficient version of Polg display an increased amount of mtDNA mutations (by 3 to 5-fold) and signs of premature ageing including a reduced lifespan, weight loss, reduced subcutaneous fat, alopecia, kyphosis, osteoporosis, anaemia, reduced fertility, and heart enlargement. Median lifespan of homozyous Polg mutant knock-in mice is 48 months [15164064]. Mouse
    Homozygous Prdx1 knockout Homozygous Prdx1 knockout mice have a lifespan significant shorter than +/+ and +/- littermates and develop severe haemolytic anaemia and several malignant cancers (starting at about 9 months of age) [12891360] Mouse
    Cisd2 overexpression A persistent level of Cisd2 achieved by transgenic expression extends mean, median and maximum lifespan without any apparent deleterious side effects [22661501]. Mouse
    Cisd2 knockout Cisd2 knockout shortens lifespan resulting in premature aging [19451219]. Mouse
    Rgn knockout Survival among make animals lacking Rgn (alias SMP30) is 50% at 180 days compared to 100% among controls [N. Maruyama, unpublished data]. SMP30-/- mutant mice are indstuguishibale form their SMP30+/+ littermates in terms of development and fertilization capacity [12368201]. However, -/- mice were more susceptible to liver injury after treatment with anti-FAS antibody. SMP30-/- hepatocytes cultures in vitro are more susceptible to apoptosis induced by tumor-necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) plus actinomycin D (ActD) than SMP30+/+ hepatocytes. Mouse
    Bub1b mutation Bub1b mutation decreases median lifespan by 60% (from 15 to 6 months). Bub1b mutant mice develop many phenotypes suggestive of accelerated aging, including: progressive bilateral cataracts, substantial loss of sub dermal adipose tissue, spinal kyphosis, muscle atrophy, and decreased wound healing. Moreover, there is a pronounced increase in senescent associated Beta-galactosidase expression in late generation Bub1b mutant mice, indicative of increased rate of cellular senscence. Homozyogous knockout of Bub1b results in lethality, while heterozygous animals exhibit no aging phenotypes [15208629]. Mouse -60
    Replacement of Cebpa by Cebpb Replacing the Cebpa gene by Cebpb increases mean lifespan by about 20% [15289464]. C/ebpalpha(beta/beta) animals consume more food but weight less than controls [10982846], and have a slightly elevated body temperature (0.3-0.5 degree Celsius) [15289464]. Mouse +20
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    Interventions are an extension of GenAge and GenDR.