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Tomatidine enhances lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans through mitophagy induction via the SKN-1/Nrf2 pathway.


ABSTRACT: Aging is a major international concern and brings with it formidable socioeconomical and healthcare challenges. An attainable approach to improve general health in humans is using small molecules. Tomatidine, a natural compound abundant in unripe tomatoes, inhibits aging-related skeletal muscle atrophy in mice. Here we show that tomatidine extends lifespan and healthspan in the aging animal model C. elegans, which shares many major longevity pathways with those of mammals. Tomatidine improves behaviors related to healthspan, including increased pharyngeal pumping and swimming movement, and also reduces deterioration of muscle cells in worms. Microarray, imaging, and behavioral analysis reveal that tomatidine maintains mitochondrial homeostasis through mitochondrial biogenesis and PINK-1/DCT-1-dependent mitophagy. Mechanistically, tomatidine induces mitochondrial hormesis by mildly inducing ROS production, which in turn activates the cellular antioxidant response SKN-1/Nrf2 pathway, followed by increased mitophagy in worms, primary rat neurons, and human cells. Our data suggest that tomatidine may delay some physiological aspects of aging, and points to new approaches for pharmacological interventions towards diseases of aging.

ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans

PROVIDER: GSE85237 | GEO | 2017/08/21

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA337916

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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