Despite the identification of numerous genes able to modulate lifespan, it remains unknown whether these genes interact to form a regulatory network that governs aging. Here we show that genetic interventions that extend or shorten replicative lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae elicit proportional scaling of survival curve dynamics. The scalable nature of replicative lifespan distributions in...

Tendons are important for optimal muscle force transfer to bone and play a key role in functional ability. Changes in tendon properties with aging could contribute to declines in physical function commonly associated with aging. We investigated the in vivo mechanical properties of the patellar tendon in 37 men and women [11 young (27 +/- 1 yr) and 26 old (65 +/- 1 yr)] using ultrasonography and...

Several changes in the functional characteristics of fibronectin (FN) have been noted as cells become senescent in culture. In a previous report we showed that the steady state level of FN mRNA increases significantly during the process of in vitro cellular aging in a fibroblast strain. Because a phenomenon observed in one cell strain may not be the case in other cell strains, we extended the p...

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme for fatty acid and lipoprotein metabolism in muscle. However, the effect of aging on LPL regulation in skeletal muscle is unknown. We report the effect of aging on LPL regulation in the soleus (red oxidative postural) muscle and the tibialis anterior (white glycolytic non-weight-bearing) muscle in 4- and 24-mo-old Fischer 344 rats and 18- and 31-mo-old F...

Chronological aging has been studied extensively in laboratory yeast by culturing cells into stationary phase in synthetic complete medium with 2% glucose as the carbon source. During this process, acidification of the culture medium occurs due to secretion of organic acids, including acetic acid, which limits survival of yeast cells. Dietary restriction or buffering the medium to pH 6 prevents...

OBJECTIVE Pfirrmann disc grade is a useful scoring tool for evaluating disc degeneration, but normal values according to aging process has not been elucidated. This study was conducted to identify the prevalence and pattern of whole spine disc degeneration according to ages and gender differences. METHODS Total 653 patients (336 male and 317 female patients, 48.1±58.7 years old) who took whol...

The cracking resistance of asphalt mixture is a non-negligible issue. However, the evolution law, motivated by two factors (thermos-oxidative aging degree and test temperature), not yet well understood. aim this investigation to gain more insight into effect thermos-oxidative temperature on mixture. Asphalt (AC-13) stone mastic (SMA-13) were selected exposed different thermo-oxidative degrees (...