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ArticleAging cell2023

Ghrelin delays premature aging in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.

Marisa Ferreira-Marques, André Carvalho, Ana Catarina Franco, Ana Leal, Mariana Botelho, Sara Carmo-Silva, Rodolfo Águas, Luísa Cortes, Vasco Lucas, Ana Carolina Real and 5 more

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Article in Aging cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Marisa Ferreira-MarquesCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8740-6411
André CarvalhoCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana Catarina FrancoCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6730-7021
Ana LealCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Mariana BotelhoCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Sara Carmo-SilvaCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6124-0428
Rodolfo ÁguasCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Luísa CortesCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5292-4369
Vasco LucasCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana Carolina RealCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Carlos López-OtínDepartamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Xavier NissanCECS, I-Stem, Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
Luís Pereira de AlmeidaCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5831-3307
Cláudia CavadasCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8020-9266
Célia A AveleiraCNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2191-0682
University of Coimbra · PTInserm · FRUniversidad de Oviedo · ES

Funding

European Research Council 857524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare and fatal genetic condition that arises from a single nucleotide alteration in the LMNA gene, leading to the production of a defective lamin A protein known as progerin. The accumulation of progerin accelerates the onset of a dramatic premature aging phenotype in children with HGPS, characterized by low body weight, lipodystrophy, metabolic dysfunction, skin, and musculoskeletal age-related dysfunctions. In most cases, these children die of age-related cardiovascular dysfunction by their early teenage years. The absence of effective treatments for HGPS underscores the critical need to explore novel safe therapeutic strategies. In this study, we show that treatment with the hormone ghrelin increases autophagy, decreases progerin levels, and alleviates other cellular hallmarks of premature aging in human HGPS fibroblasts. Additionally, using a HGPS mouse model (Lmna

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Aging, PrematureProgeriaAdolescentAgingAnimalsChildGhrelinHumansLamin Type AMiceQuality of LifeSkinGhrelinLamin Type Aautophagyghrelinhuman agingprogeriasenescence

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