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Higher circulating levels of IGF-1 are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in healthy subjects

Authors :
Abraham Aviv
Michela Papa
Virginia Boccardi
Michelangela Barbieri
Kaare Christensen
Tim S. Nawrot
Michael Brimacombe
Masayuki Kimura
Jan A. Staessen
Jeffrey P. Gardner
Michael Pollak
Jacob v. B. Hjelmborg
Giuseppe Paolisso
Barbieri, Michelangela
Paolisso, Giuseppe
Kimura, M
Gardner, Jp
Boccardi, V
Papa, M
Hjelmborg, Jv
Christensen, K
Brimacombe, M
Nawrot, T
Staessen, Ja
Pollak, Mn
Aviv, A.
Source :
Barbieri, M, Paolisso, G, Kimura, M, Gardner, J P, Boccardi, V, Papa, M, von Bornemann Hjelmborg, J, Christensen, K, Brimacombe, M, Nawrot, T S, Staessen, J A, Pollak, M N & Aviv, A 2009, ' Higher circulating levels of IGF-1 are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in healthy subjects ', Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 130, no. 11-12, pp. 771-6 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2009.10.002
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: nov-dec Mutations that inhibit the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) extend the lifespan of worms, flies and mice. However, it appears that relatively low circulating levels of IGF-1 in humans are associated with aging-related diseases and diminished longevity. As leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is ostensibly a biomarker of human aging, we examined the relationship between LTL and blood IGF-1 in a healthy cohort. Our sample comprised 476 healthy, unrelated Caucasians (208 men and 268 women), aged 16-104 years, living in the West Coast of Southern Italy. We measured LTL by Southern blots and IGF-1 by enzyme-linked immunoassay. Both IGF-1 and LTL diminished with age (IGF-1, r=-0.601, P

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Barbieri, M, Paolisso, G, Kimura, M, Gardner, J P, Boccardi, V, Papa, M, von Bornemann Hjelmborg, J, Christensen, K, Brimacombe, M, Nawrot, T S, Staessen, J A, Pollak, M N & Aviv, A 2009, ' Higher circulating levels of IGF-1 are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in healthy subjects ', Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 130, no. 11-12, pp. 771-6 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2009.10.002
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2d7703b554e0d5963528124d55abe1ef
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2009.10.002