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Abstract
Studies in mammals have demonstrated that hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia are important factors in aging and cancer. Inactivation of insulin/insulin-like signaling increases lifespan in nematodes, fruit flies, and mice. Life-prolonging effects of caloric restriction are in part due to reduction in IGF-1, insulin, and glucose levels. Antidiabetic biguanides such as metformin, which reduce hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia by decreasing insulin resistance, extend lifespan, and inhibit carcinogenesis in rodents. Will antidiabetic biguanides increase lifespan in humans?Entities:
Keywords: aging; cancer; diabetes; geroconversion; gerosuppression
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24189526 PMCID: PMC3906334 DOI: 10.4161/cc.26928
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Cycle ISSN: 1551-4005 Impact factor: 4.534