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ArticleAging cell2014

SRT2104 extends survival of male mice on a standard diet and preserves bone and muscle mass.

Evi M Mercken, Sarah J Mitchell, Alejandro Martin-Montalvo, Robin K Minor, Maria Almeida, Ana P Gomes, Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Hector H Palacios, Jordan J Licata, Yongqing Zhang and 12 more

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Article in Aging cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers.

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129citing papers in PubMed
12.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

129 citing papers in PubMed, 236 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Evi M MerckenTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Sarah J Mitchell
Alejandro Martin-Montalvo
Robin K Minor
Maria Almeida
Ana P Gomes
Morten Scheibye-Knudsen
Hector H Palacios
Jordan J Licata
Yongqing Zhang
Kevin G Becker
Husam Khraiwesh
José A González-Reyes
José M Villalba
Joseph A Baur
Peter Elliott
Christoph Westphal
George P Vlasuk
James L Ellis
David A Sinclair
Michel Bernier
Rafael de Cabo
National Institute on Aging · USNational Institutes of Health · USTris Pharma (United States) · USUniversity of Córdoba · ESHarvard University · USUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

Analysis of complex biological systems by microarray based gene expressionZICAG000616 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE, SUPRIYO · 2009 to 2025
$15.5M
Mitochondrial DNA Repair Processes In Oxidative Stress And AgingZIAAG000733 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI FERRUCCI, LUIGI · 2009 to 2022
$9.2M
Aging Intervention ProgramZIAAG000363 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE CABO, RAFAEL · 2009 to 2025
$9.0M
SIRT1 as a regulator of health and lifespan of mammalsR37AG028730 · NIA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SINCLAIR, DAVID A. · 2012 to 2021
$4.1M
SIRT as a regulator of health and lifespan of mammalsR01AG028730 · NIA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SINCLAIR, DAVID A. · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
Aging Intervention ProgramZ01AG000363 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE CABO, RAFAEL · 2008 to 2008
$628k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000363Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AG000363NIA NIH HHS R01AG028730NIA NIH HHS R37 AG028730
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increased expression of SIRT1 extends the lifespan of lower organisms and delays the onset of age-related diseases in mammals. Here, we show that SRT2104, a synthetic small molecule activator of SIRT1, extends both mean and maximal lifespan of mice fed a standard diet. This is accompanied by improvements in health, including enhanced motor coordination, performance, bone mineral density, and insulin sensitivity associated with higher mitochondrial content and decreased inflammation. Short-term SRT2104 treatment preserves bone and muscle mass in an experimental model of atrophy. These results demonstrate it is possible to design a small molecule that can slow aging and delay multiple age-related diseases in mammals, supporting the therapeutic potential of SIRT1 activators in humans.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsBody CompositionBody Mass IndexBone and BonesDietHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSurvival AnalysisHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingSRT2104healthspaninflammationlifespanmuscle wastingosteoporosissirtuins

Identifiers

PMID24931715
PMCPMC4172519
OpenAlexW2077209790

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