Caloric restriction is the most effective and reproducible dietary intervention known to regulate aging and increase the healthy lifespan in various model organisms, ranging from the unicellular yeast to worms, flies, rodents, and primates. However, caloric restriction, which in most cases entails a 20-40% reduction of food consumption relative to normal intake, is a severe intervention that re...

To study the impact of 48 h simulated military operational stress (SMOS) on executive function, in addition to role trait resilience (RES) and aerobic fitness (FIT) function performance. Associations between neuropeptide-Y (NPY), brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), oxytocin, ?-klotho (klotho) were assessed elucidate potential biomarkers that may contri...

AIM To investigate the role of AMPK activation and autophagy in mediating the beneficial effects of exercise and caloric restriction in obesity. METHODS Dietary-induced obesity mice were made and divided into 5 groups; one additional group of normal mice serves as control. Mice in each group received different combinations of interventions including low fat diet, caloric restriction, and exer...

Caloric restriction is an anti-aging intervention known to extend lifespan in several experimental models, at least in part, by stimulating autophagy. Caloric restriction increases neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the hypothalamus and plasma ghrelin, a peripheral gut hormone that acts in hypothalamus to modulate energy homeostasis. NPY and ghrelin have been shown to be neuroprotective in different brain...

The role of the liver and gut in contributing to the infection-induced fall in circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) was examined in chronically catheterized conscious dogs. Two weeks before study, catheters and Doppler flow probes were implanted to assess hepatic and gut balance of IGF-I. To control nutrient intake, dogs were placed on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as their sole ...

OBJECTIVES It is not established to what extent caloric intake must be reduced to lower oxidative stress in humans. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of short-term, moderate caloric restriction on markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in overweight and obese premenopausal women. MATERIALS/METHODS Randomized trial comparison of 25% caloric restriction (CR) or control die...

background: laron syndrome, is a disease that treated by igf-1. this protein is a single chain and has three disulfide bonds. people with laron syndrome have low rates of cancer and diabetes, although they appear to be at increased risk of casual death due to their stature. igf-1 is synthesized by many tissues and is secreted from liver as an endocrine hormone which is transmitted to other tiss...

Physical activity has been related to antioxidant adaptations, which is associated with health benefits, including those to the nervous system. Additionally, available data suggest exercise and a caloric restriction regimen may reduce both the incidence and severity of neurological disorders. Therefore, our aim was to compare hippocampal redox status and glial parameters among sedentary, traine...

Caloric restriction (CR) can trigger gorging behavior. We examined macronutrient choice and behavior in mice that gorged during restriction compared to restricted non-gorgers and controls. Fifty MF1 male mice were restricted to 75% of ad-libitum food intake (FI), while ten controls were fed ad-lib. Body mass (BM) and FI were measured two and 24-h after food inclusion over 14-days. 'Gorging' mic...

Cellular redox balance is maintained by various antioxidative systems. Among those is the thioredoxin system, consisting of thioredoxin, thioredoxin reductase, and NADPH. In the present study, we examined the effects of caloric restriction (2 mo) on the expression of the cytosolic and mitochondrial thioredoxin system in skeletal muscle and heart of senescent and young rats. Mitochondrial thiore...