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ArticleCell reports2025

Glycation-lowering compounds inhibit ghrelin signaling to reduce food intake, lower insulin resistance, and extend lifespan.

Lauren A Wimer, Kiyomi R Kaneshiro, Jessica Ramirez, Neelanjan Bose, Martin Valdearcos, Muniesh Muthaiyan Shanmugam, Dominique O Farrera, Parminder Singh, Jennifer Beck, Durai Sellegounder and 8 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Lauren A WimerBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Kiyomi R KaneshiroBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Jessica RamirezBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Neelanjan BoseBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Martin ValdearcosThe Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Muniesh Muthaiyan ShanmugamBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Dominique O FarreraUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Parminder SinghBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Jennifer BeckBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Durai SellegounderBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Lizbeth Enqriquez NajeraBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Simon MelovBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Lisa M EllerbyBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Soo-Jin ChoSurgical Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
John C NewmanBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
Suneil KoliwadThe Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
James J GalliganUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Pankaj KapahiBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94949, USA. Electronic address: pkapahi@buckinstitute.org.

Funding

Training in Basic Research on Aging and Age-Related DiseaseT32AG000266 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI Lisa M Ellerby · 1998 to 2026
$13.8M
Advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) as metabolic by-products that mediate neurodegeneration.R01AG061165 · NIA · BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING · PI KAPAHI, PANKAJ · 2019 to 2023
$3.3M
Methylglyoxal drives astrocyte senescence to mediate neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG068288 · NIA · BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING · PI KAPAHI, PANKAJ · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Molecular Mechanisms of Lifespan Extension by Dietary Restriction in DrosophilaR01AG038688 · NIA · BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING · PI KAPAHI, PANKAJ · 2011 to 2015
$2.3M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG038688NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061165NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068288NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-enzymatic reactions in glycolysis produce methylglyoxal (MGO), a reactive precursor to advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which has been hypothesized to drive obesity, diabetes, and aging-associated pathologies. A combination of nicotinamide, α-lipoic acid, thiamine, pyridoxamine, and piperine (Gly-Low) lowers the deleterious effects of glycation by reducing MGO and the MGO-derived AGE, MG-H1, in mice. Gly-Low supplementation in the diet reduces food consumption, decreases body weight while preserving muscle mass, improves insulin sensitivity, and increases survival in leptin receptor-deficient (Lepr

Indexed as

EatingGhrelinInsulin ResistanceLongevitySignal TransductionAlkaloidsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBenzodioxolesGlycation End Products, AdvancedHypothalamusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPiperidinesPolyunsaturated AlkamidesAlkaloidsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesBenzodioxolesGhrelinGlycation End Products, AdvancedPiperidinespiperinePolyunsaturated AlkamidesPyruvaldehydeReceptors, LeptinagingappetiteCP: Metabolismdiabetesghrelinglycationhypothalamusleptinlifespanmethylglyoxalobesity

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PMID41086114
PMCPMC12626231

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