Endocrine regulation of aging and reproduction in Drosophila

Toivonen, J. M.; Partridge, L.

doi:S0303-7207(08)00283-9 [pii]10.1016/j.mce.2008.07.005

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Endocrine regulation of aging and reproduction in Drosophila

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Partridge, L.
Department Partridge - Biological Mechanisms of Ageing, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Max Planck Society;

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Toivonen, J. M., & Partridge, L. (2008). Endocrine regulation of aging and reproduction in Drosophila. Mol Cell Endocrinol, 299(1), 39-50. doi:S0303-7207(08)00283-9 [pii]10.1016/j.mce.2008.07.005.

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Hormonal signals can modulate lifespan and reproductive capacity across the animal kingdom. The use of model organisms such as worms, flies and mice has been fundamentally important for aging research in the discovery of genetic alterations that can extend healthy lifespan. The effects of mutations in the insulin and insulin-like growth factor-like signaling (IIS) pathways are evolutionarily conserved in that they can increase lifespan in all three animal models. Additionally, steroids and other lipophilic signaling molecules modulate lifespan in diverse organisms. Here we shall review how major hormonal pathways in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster interact to influence reproductive capacity and aging.