Strain variation in the response of body temperature to dietary restriction
Strain variation in the response of body temperature to dietary restriction
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DOI:
10.1016/s0047-6374(03)00003-4
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Johnson, TE
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作者:
Rikke, BA;Yerg, JE;Johnson, TE
Dietary restriction (DR, also referred to as calorie restriction, energy restriction, and food restriction) retards senescence and increases longevity in mammals. DR also lowers mean body temperature (T-b), and thus mean T-b might be useful as a covariate of DR-induced life extension. Indeed, lower T-b could itself underlie some of the beneficial life-extension effects that occur during DR. Towards assessing the relationship between lower Tb during DR and life extension, we asked whether significant strain variation exists in the T-b response of mice being fed 60% ad libitum (AL). Individually-housed, female mice from 28 strains, representing a genealogically diverse sample of the classical inbred strains, were directly compared. The mean T(b)s in response to DR exhibited highly significant strain variation, ranging from 1.5 degreesC below normal to a phenomenal 5 degreesC below normal. This variation was not explained by differences in loss of thermoregulation, AL adiposity, sensitivity to a nonadaptive hypothermia, motor activity, thermal arousal, absolute food intake, or efficacy of nutrient extraction. The variation in strain mean T-b was also present in the absence of torpor. This strain variation could be used to critically test whether lower T-b is a covariate of life extension during DR. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.