Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan extension caused by treatment with an orally active ROS-generator is dependent on DAF-16 and SIR-2.1.

Authors: Heidler T; Hartwig K; Daniel H; Wenzel U

Abstract: In Caenorhabditis elegans pretreatment with juglone, a generator of reactive oxygen species (ROS) provides a subsequently increased ROS-resistance. We investigated whether juglone at low or high concentrations when provided via the oral route in a liquid axenic medium affects normal lifespan of C. elegans. High juglone concentrations led to premature death, low concentrations were tolerated well and caused a prolongation of lifespan. Lifespan extension under moderate oxidative stress was associated with increased expression of small heat-shock protein HSP-16.2, enhanced glutathione levels, and nuclear translocation of DAF-16. Silencing or deletion of DAF-16 prevented the juglone-induced adaptations. RNA-interference for SIR-2.1 had the same effects as the deletion of DAF-16 but did not affect nuclear accumulation of DAF-16. Our studies demonstrate that DAF-16- and SIR-2.1-dependent alterations in gene expression after a ROS challenge lead to a lifespan extension in C. elegans as long as the stressor concentration does not exceed the saturable protective capacity.

Keywords: Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans/*physiology; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/genetics/*metabolism; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology; Gene Deletion; Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Longevity/*drug effects; Models, Animal; Naphthoquinones/*pharmacology; Oxidative Stress/physiology; RNA Interference; Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism; Sirtuins/genetics/*metabolism; Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism
Journal: Biogerontology
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 183-95
Date: July 15, 2009
PMID: 19597959
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Heidler T, Hartwig K, Daniel H, Wenzel U (2010) Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan extension caused by treatment with an orally active ROS-generator is dependent on DAF-16 and SIR-2.1. Biogerontology 11: 183-95.


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