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Extended Longevity in Mice Lacking the Insulin Receptor in Adipose Tissue
Matthias Blüher,1Barbara B. Kahn,2C. Ronald Kahn1*
Caloric restriction has been shown to increase
longevity in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals. In some
organisms, thishas been associated with a decreased fat mass and
alterationsin insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) pathways.
To furtherexplore these associations with enhanced longevity, we
studiedmice with a fat-specific insulin receptor knockout (FIRKO).
Theseanimals have reduced fat mass and are protected against
age-relatedobesity and its subsequent metabolic abnormalities,
although theirfood intake is normal. Both male and female FIRKO mice
were foundto have an increase in mean life-span of ~134 days (18%),
withparallel increases in median and maximum life-spans. Thus, a
reductionof fat mass without caloric restriction can be associated
withincreased longevity in mice, possibly through effects on insulinsignaling.
1 Joslin Diabetes Center and Department of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA, 02215 USA.
2 Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215 USA.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
c.ronald.kahn{at}joslin.harvard.edu
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