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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2018

Role of gut microbiota in aging-related health decline: insights from invertebrate models.

Rebecca I Clark, David W Walker

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rebecca I ClarkDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. rebecca.clark2@durham.ac.uk.
David W WalkerDepartment of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. davidwalker@ucla.edu.

Funding

Role of Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Animal AgingR01AG037514 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI David W Walker · 2010 to 2026
$5.3M
Metabolic regulation of stem cell behavior and longevityR01AG040288 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI JONES, DANA LEANNE, WALKER, DAVID W · 2012 to 2016
$3.0M
Role of Intestinal Homeostasis in Organismal Aging.R01AG049157 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WALKER, DAVID W · 2015 to 2025
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG037514NIA NIH HHS R01 AG040288NIA NIH HHS R01 AG049157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies in mammals, including humans, have reported age-related changes in microbiota dynamics. A major challenge, however, is to dissect the cause and effect relationships involved. Invertebrate model organisms such as the fruit fly Drosophila and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have been invaluable in studies of the biological mechanisms of aging. Indeed, studies in flies and worms have resulted in the identification of a number of interventions that can slow aging and prolong life span. In this review, we discuss recent work using invertebrate models to provide insight into the interplay between microbiota dynamics, intestinal homeostasis during aging and life span determination. An emerging theme from these studies is that the microbiota contributes to cellular and physiological changes in the aging intestine and, in some cases, age-related shifts in microbiota dynamics can drive health decline in aged animals.

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AgingAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDrosophilaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansIntestinesLongevityModels, AnimalDysbiosisIntestinal barrierLongevityMicrobiomeMortality

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PMID29026921
PMCPMC5754256

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