| Literature DB >> 23802635 |
Fabio Demontis1, Rosanna Piccirillo, Alfred L Goldberg, Norbert Perrimon.
Abstract
Epidemiological studies in humans suggest that skeletal muscle aging is a risk factor for the development of several age-related diseases such as metabolic syndrome, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Here, we review recent studies in mammals and Drosophila highlighting how nutrient- and stress-sensing in skeletal muscle can influence lifespan and overall aging of the organism. In addition to exercise and indirect effects of muscle metabolism, growing evidence suggests that muscle-derived growth factors and cytokines, known as myokines, modulate systemic physiology. Myokines may influence the progression of age-related diseases and contribute to the intertissue communication that underlies systemic aging.Entities:
Keywords: exercise; intertissue communication during aging; myokine signaling; skeletal muscle aging; systemic aging
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23802635 PMCID: PMC3838468 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12126
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aging Cell ISSN: 1474-9718 Impact factor: 9.304