scholarly journals 10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic Acid, the Major Lipid Component of Royal Jelly, Extends the Lifespan ofCaenorhabditis elegansthrough Dietary Restriction and Target of Rapamycin Signaling

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Honda ◽  
Yoko Araki ◽  
Taketoshi Hata ◽  
Kenji Ichihara ◽  
Masafumi Ito ◽  
...  

Royal jelly (RJ) produced by honeybees has been reported to possess diverse health-beneficial properties and has been implicated to have a function in longevity across diverse species as well as honeybees. 10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA), the major lipid component of RJ produced by honeybees, was previously shown to increase the lifespan ofCaenorhabditis elegans.The objective of this study is to elucidate signaling pathways that are involved in the lifespan extension by 10-HDA. 10-HDA further extended the lifespan of thedaf-2mutants, which exhibit long lifespan through reducing insulin-like signaling (ILS), indicating that 10-HDA extended lifespan independently of ILS. On the other hand, 10-HDA did not extend the lifespan of theeat-2mutants, which show long lifespan through dietary restriction caused by a food-intake defect. This finding indicates that 10-HDA extends lifespan through dietary restriction signaling. We further found that 10-HDA did not extend the lifespan of the long-lived mutants indaf-15, which encodes Raptor, a target of rapamycin (TOR) components, indicating that 10-HDA shared some longevity control mechanisms with TOR signaling. Additionally, 10-HDA was found to confer tolerance against thermal and oxidative stress. 10-HDA increases longevity not through ILS but through dietary restriction and TOR signaling inC. elegans.

Author(s):  
Mohammed Ali Amira ◽  
Omar Hendawy Amin

10-hydroxy-trans-2-decenoic acid (10H2DA), also known as royal jelly acid, is the main lipid component of RJ. It possesses anti-tumor, neurogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, bactericidal, nematocidal, and estrogen-like properties. A limited number of studies demonstrate the potentials of its main fatty acid, 10-H2DA, for alleviating anxiety and depressive-like behaviors as well as for enhancing neuronal functioning. However, the exact mechanism through which 10-H2DA produces its effect is not well-understood. This mini review gives examples of how 10H2DA might positively contribute to the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. In addition, it surveys the available knowledge about the molecular mechanism through which it regulates transcriptional processes and gene expression in the brain.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Goyala ◽  
Aiswarya Baruah ◽  
Arnab Mukhopadhyay

AbstractDietary restriction (DR) increases life span and improves health in most model systems tested, including non-human primates. In C. elegans, as in other models, DR leads to reprogramming of metabolism, improvements in mitochondrial health, large changes in gene expression, including increase in expression of cytoprotective genes, better proteostasis etc. Understandably, multiple global transcriptional regulators like transcription factors FOXO/DAF-16, FOXA/PHA-4, HSF1/HSF-1 and NRF2/SKN-1 are important for DR longevity. Considering the wide-ranging effects of p53 on organismal biology, we asked whether the C. elegans ortholog, CEP-1 is required for DR-mediated longevity assurance. We employed the widely-used TJ1 strain of cep-1(gk138). We show that cep-1(gk138) suppresses the life span extension of two genetic paradigms of DR, but two non-genetic modes of DR remain unaffected in this strain. We find that in cep-1(gk138), two aspects of DR, increased autophagy and the up-regulation of expression of cytoprotective xenobiotic detoxification program (cXDP) genes are dampened. Importantly, we find that background mutation(s) in the strain may be the actual cause for the phenotypic differences that we observed and cep-1 may not be directly involved in genetic DR-mediated longevity assurance in worms. Identifying these mutation(s) may reveal a novel regulator of longevity required specifically by genetic modes of DR.


Aging ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 390-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Emran ◽  
Mingyao Yang ◽  
Xiaoli He ◽  
Jelle Zandveld ◽  
Matthew D. W. Piper

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward R. Ivimey-Cook ◽  
Kris Sales ◽  
Hanne Carlsson ◽  
Simone Immler ◽  
Tracey Chapman ◽  
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AbstractDietary restriction increases lifespan in a broad variety of organisms and improves health in humans. However, long-term transgenerational consequences of dietary interventions are poorly understood. Here we investigated the effect of dietary restriction by temporary fasting (TF) on mortality risk, age-specific reproduction and fitness across three generations of descendants in C. elegans. We show that while TF robustly reduces mortality risk and improves late-life reproduction in the parental generation (P0), it has a wide range of both positive and deleterious effects on future generations (F1-F3). Remarkably, great-grandparental exposure to TF in early-life reduces fitness and increases mortality risk of F3 descendants to such an extent that TF no longer promotes a lifespan extension. These findings reveal that transgenerational trade-offs accompany the instant benefits of dietary restriction underscoring the need to consider fitness of future generations in pursuit of healthy ageing.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillary A. Miller ◽  
Shijiao Huang ◽  
Megan L. Schaller ◽  
Elizabeth S. Dean ◽  
Angela M. Tuckowski ◽  
...  

AbstractAn organism’s ability to perceive and respond to changes in its environment is crucial for its health and survival. Here we reveal how the most well-studied longevity intervention, dietary restriction (DR), acts in-part through a cell non-autonomous signaling pathway that is inhibited by the perception of attractive smells. Using an intestinal reporter for a key gene induced by DR but suppressed by attractive smells, we identify three compounds that block food perception in C. elegans, thereby increasing longevity as DR mimetics. These compounds clearly implicate serotonin and dopamine in limiting lifespan in response to food perception. We further identify an enteric neuron in this pathway that signals through the serotonin receptor 5-HT1A/ser-4 and dopamine receptor DRD2/dop-3. Aspects of this pathway are conserved in D. melanogaster and mammalian cells. Thus, blocking food perception through antagonism of serotonin or dopamine receptors is a plausible approach to mimic the benefits of dietary restriction.


2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 1646-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric L. Greer ◽  
Dara Dowlatshahi ◽  
Max R. Banko ◽  
Judit Villen ◽  
Kimmi Hoang ◽  
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