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ReviewAmerican journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism2015

The somatotropic axis and longevity in mice.

H M Brown-Borg

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Review in American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Biological Restraints on Indefinite Survival.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2023
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  11. Somatotropic Axis, Pace of Life and Aging.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022
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  14. Growth hormone and aging.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2021
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  15. Mouse models of growth hormone deficiency.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

H M Brown-BorgDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota holly.brown.borg@med.und.edu.
University of North Dakota · US

Funding

Role of growth hormone in thiol metabolism, stress resistance and agingR01AG034206 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI BROWN-BORG, HOLLY M. · 2009 to 2013
$1.4M
Role of GH on thiol metabolism, stress resistance and agingK02AG038509 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI BROWN-BORG, HOLLY M. · 2010 to 2014
$575k
NIA NIH HHS KO2-AG-038509NIA NIH HHS R01-AG-034206
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The somatotropic signaling pathway has been implicated in aging and longevity studies in mice and other species. The physiology and lifespans of a variety of mutant mice, both spontaneous and genetically engineered, have contributed to our current understanding of the role of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor I on aging-related processes. Several other mice discovered to live longer than their wild-type control counterparts also exhibit differences in growth factor levels; however, the complex nature of the phenotypic changes in these animals may also impact lifespan. The somatotropic axis impacts several pathways that dictate insulin sensitivity, nutrient sensing, mitochondrial function, and stress resistance as well as others that are thought to be involved in lifespan regulation.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsFibroblast Growth FactorsGrowth HormoneInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILongevityMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalPituitary Gland, AnteriorPituitary Hormones, AnteriorReceptors, SomatomedinSignal Transductionfibroblast growth factor 21Fibroblast Growth FactorsGrowth HormoneInsulin-Like Growth Factor IPituitary Hormones, AnteriorReceptors, Somatomedinaginggrowth hormoneinsulin-like growth factorlifespan regulation

Identifiers

PMID26219867
PMCPMC4572455
OpenAlexW2291249078

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