Caloric Restriction: Difference between revisions

There are indications that oxidative stress is reduced by decreased food intake, thereby delaying primary aging. Primary aging is the process in cells and organs that defines the maximum lifespan in the absence of diseases (inevitable aging). Secondary aging is determined by external factors such as diseases, environmental factors, lifestyle, and physical activity (avoidable aging).<ref name="Tostlebe2005">M. Tostlebe: [http://d-nb.info/978638670/34 ''Disproportionalität der Aktivitäten der mitochondrialen Atmungskettenkomplexe im Myokard und in der Skelettmuskulatur im Alter.''] Dissertation, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 2005.</ref> Oxidative stress primarily occurs in the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cells.<ref name="PMID19549533">A. Csiszar et al.: ''Anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory vasoprotective effects of caloric restriction in aging: role of circulating factors and SIRT1.'' In: ''Mech Ageing Dev'' 130, 2009, pp.&nbsp;518–527. PMID 19549533.</ref><ref name="PMID19634782">J. Skrha: ''Effect of caloric restriction on oxidative markers.'' In: ''Adv Clin Chem'' 47, 2009, pp.&nbsp;223–247. PMID 19634782.</ref> In some mouse strains, the effect of calorie restriction can be partially induced by [[Resveratrol]].<ref name="PMID 25824609">M. R. Ramis, S. Esteban et al.: ''Caloric restriction, resveratrol and melatonin: Role of SIRT1 and implications for aging and related-diseases.'' In: ''Mechanisms of ageing and development.'' [electronic publication ahead of print] March 2015, {{ISSN|1872-6216}}, [[doi:10.1016/j.mad.2015.03.008]], PMID 25824609.</ref> In yeasts, the protein ''Rim15'', a glucose-inhibited protein kinase, acts as a sensor of nutrient concentrations as well as the initiator of Meiosis and is necessary for lifespan extension in yeasts.<ref>S. Nagarajan, A. L. Kruckeberg, K. H. Schmidt, E. Kroll, M. Hamilton, K. McInnerney, R. Summers, T. Taylor, F. Rosenzweig: ''Uncoupling reproduction from metabolism extends chronological lifespan in yeast.'' In: ''PNAS.'' Volume 111, Number 15, April 2014, {{ISSN|1091-6490}}, pp.&nbsp;E1538–E1547, [[doi:10.1073/pnas.1323918111]], PMID 24706810, {{PMC|3992631}}.</ref> However, a meta-analysis also reported that caloric restriction – contrary to previous results – does not lead to lifespan extension in yeasts, but the results in yeasts are partly based on methodological artifacts.<ref>25071164</ref>