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SUBMITTER: Scheibye-Knudsen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4261735 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Cell metabolism 20141104 5
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an accelerated aging disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration caused by mutations in genes encoding the DNA repair proteins CS group A or B (CSA or CSB). Since dietary interventions can alter neurodegenerative processes, Csb(m/m) mice were given a high-fat, caloric-restricted, or resveratrol-supplemented diet. High-fat feeding rescued the metabolic, transcriptomic, and behavioral phenotypes of Csb(m/m) mice. Furthermore, premature aging in CS mice, nemato ...[more]