| Zw overexpression | Mean lifespan of G6PD overexpressor flies is extended in comparison with driver and responder controls, armadillo-GAL4 (up to 38%), Tubulin-GAL4 (up to 29%), C23-GAL4 (up to 27%), da-GAL4 (up to 24%), D42-GAL4 (up to 18%) and Appl-GAL4 (up to 16%). The maximum lifespan is also increased [18809674].
G6PD enzymatic activity as well as levels of NADPH, NADH, and the GSH/GSSG ration are increased [18809674]. | Fly | +16 to + 38 | — | — |
| yata mutation | yata mutation shortens the maximum lifespan by 68% and results in progressive deterioration of the nervous tissues and aberrant accumulation of Sec23 [19209226]. | Fly | — | — | -68 |
| Wortmannin treatment | Treatment of Drosophila imago with 0.5 micromolar wortmannin increases median (by 5%) and maximum (by 39%) lifespan in males (p < 0.001), but the lifespan differences in females were statistical insignificant (p > 0.05) [22661237].
Low dose of wortmannin (5 microM) slightly increase the median and maximum lifespan [20017609]. | Fly | — | +5 | +39 |
| Wings ablation/clipping | Flies on DR who could not move or had inhibited fat metabolism in their muscle and do not get an extended lifespan. Flies with ablated wings caused by overexpressing reaper (UAS-rpr) with a wing-sepcific Gal4 enhancer trap (1096-Gal4) exhibit only a 14% extension in lifespan compared to controls which exhibit a 61% extension upon DR. Clipped wing flies exhibit a modest 33% increase, while controls exhibit a 97% lifespan extension upon DR Lifespan reduction upon DR by curtailing movement is specific to control animals as lifespan is not futher reduced with Akh inhibition [22768842].
Control and clipped-wing flies exhibit a similiar level of fat synthesis and breakdown. Muscle specific RNAi of Akh, CG7834, or CG4389 results in a significant reduction in movement of flies upon DR [22768842]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| VhaSFD overexpression | Overexpression of VhaSFD (from a doxycycline-inducible promoter) results in a 5-10% increase in mean lifespan [12620118]. | Fly | +5 to +10 | — | — |
| UCP2 overexpression | Overexpression of human UCP2 in the fly nervous system extends lifespan by 10-30%. Ubiquitous overexpression is lethal [16054055]. | Fly | +10 to +30 | — | — |
| Tsc1 overexpression | Ubiquitously overexpression of UAS constructs (via the daughterless (da)-GAL-4 driver) containing dTSC1 extends mean lifespan at 29°C by 14% [15186745]. | Fly | +14 | — | — |
| TrxT overexpression | Overexpression of TrxT in neurons increases the level of locomotor activity in aged flies and extends the mean lifespan by 15% [17301052]. | Fly | +15 | — | — |
| Trxr-1 overexpression | Overexpression of Trxr-1 (alias GSR; glutathione reductase) in transgenic flies results in increased lifespan and oxidative stress resistance, but only under hyperoxia [10506576]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| Trx-2 mutation | Trx-2 mutants have a 25% reduction in maximum lifespan and exhibit lower tolerance to oxidative stress while animals carrying multiple copies of Trx-2 exhibit higher tolerance [17567437]. | Fly | — | — | -25 |
| Trichostatin A supplementation | Histone deacetylase inhibitor Trichostatin A (TSA) extends the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster by promoting the hsp22 gene transcription, and affecting the chromatin morphology at the locus of hsp22 gene along the polytene chromosome [15346199].
hsp70 and hsp22 RNA levels are higher in long-lived than in short-lived fly lines. The HDAC inhibitor TSA causes a higher expression of hsp22 and hsp70, and strikingly influences the lifespan in both long and short-lived lines, with variable degrees (up to 25%) [15695762]. | Fly | +25 | — | — |
| to overexpression | Overexpression of to adult neurons, pericerbral or abdonimal fat body increases male and female lifespan. to overexpression in the adult nervous system, head fat body and abdominal fat body results in 25, 20 and 12-18% increase of mean lifespan. on average the mean lifesapn is extended for males and females by 18 and 26%, while maximum lifespan of male and female is increased by 13 and 25% [20519778]. | Fly | +12 to +26 | — | +13 to +25 |
| Thor overexpression | Ubiquitously overexpression of wild-type Thor (alias d4E-BP) causes no change under AL, but an activated allele (with more than 3-fold increased binding activity to delF4E) significantly extends lifespan of females (weak allele) and females as well as males (strong allele). Mean lifespan is extended by 11 to 40%. Median lifespan of males and females is enhanced by by 11 and 22%, respectively. Maximum lifespan is extended by 16 and 18% for males and females, respectively. Under DR (0.25% YE) there is no lifespan extension, beyond the effect of DR alone, in all (wild-type, weak and strong) Thor alleles [19804760].
Lifespan of animals with increased Pten and 4E-BP activity in muscle exhibit and extended mean and maximum lifespan by 20% and 15.8% [21111239]. | Fly | +11 to +40 | +11 to +22 | +16 to +18 |
| Thor mutation | Null mutation in Thor (alias d4E-BP) causes a significant decrease in longevity (-25% median lifespan in males). foxo (alias dFOXO) and Thor null mutants are compromised in stress resistant. Stress resistance of foxo null mutants is rescued by Thor overexpression [16055649]. Thor null mutants cancel out DR-induced lifespan extension, because mutants exhibit a diminished change in lifespan when nutrient conditions were varied. Thor null mutants have a wild-type similar reduction in egg production upon DR [19804760]. | Fly | — | -25 | — |
| THC treatment | Tetrahydocurcumin extends the lifespan and reduces oxidative stress in male and female fruit flies. THC extends lifespan of Drosophila and inhibits the oxidative stress response by regulating *FOXO* and *Sir2* [22156377]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| Surf1 knockdown | Surf1 knockdown results in larval lethality. However, knockdown in the central nervous system (CNS) not only bypasses the larval lethality but it results in an increase in maximum lifespan of about 20-30% [16172499]. | Fly | — | — | +20 to +30 |
| sun mutation | sun mutations increases lifespan and resistance to oxidative stress [15133470] | Fly | — | — | — |
| sug overexpression | Overexpression of sug (from a doxycycline-inducible promoter) results in a 5-9% increase in mean lifespan [12620118]. | Fly | +5 to +9 | — | — |
| Spargel overexpression | Tissue-specific overexpression of dPGC-1 in stem and progenitor cells within the digestive tract of females flies extends the median and maximum lifespan of females by up to 33% and 37%. Those mutants display a delay in the onset of aging-related changes in the intestine, leading to improved tissue homoeostasis in old flies [22055505]. | Fly | — | +33 | +37 |
| Sod2 RNAi | RNA interference of Sod2 results in increased oxidative stress and early-onset mortality in young adults [12456885]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| Sod2 overexpression | Overexpression of Sod2 by 5-115% decreases lifespan by 4-5% without any compensatory changes in metablic rate, level of physical activity, or the levels of other antioxidants (Sod, Cat, and glutathione) [10545213]. Targeted overexpression of Sod2 in motor neurons alone extends lifespan by 30% [11113599]. Induced overexpression of Sod2 in adult animals extends lifespan up to 37% [12072463]. Overexpression of catalase in combination with SOD2 has no added benefit for lifespan [12072463]. Animals overexpressing SOD2 or catalase do not exhibit a decrease in metabolism as measured by oxgen consumption [12072463].
Sod2 overexpression results in a 20% increase in mean and maximum lifespan [18067683]. | Fly | +20 to +37 | — | +20 |
| Sod1 knockdown | Sod1 knockdown by RNAi blunts the lifespan extension by a high sugar-low protein diet, but not a low-calorie diet [22672579]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| Sod overexpression | Simultaneous overexpression of catalase and Sod (alias Sod1) results in a one-third lifespan extension, a slower rate of mortality acceleration, and a delayed loss in physical performance, but neither has any effect on lifespan alone [8108730]. General overexpression of Sod (also known as Cu/ZnSOD) alone is sufficient to extend lifespan by up to 48%. Simultaneous overexpression of catalase with Cu/ZnSOD has no added benefit, presumably due to a pre-existing excess of catalase [9858546]. | Fly | +38 | — | — |
| Sod mutation | Sod mutant flies display infertility and a reduction in lifespan [2539600]. | Fly | — | — | — |
| Sod knockout | Sod knockout blunts the lifespan extension by a high sugar-low protein diet, but not a low-calorie diet [22672579]. | Fly | — | — | — |
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