Imperial College London
Professor Dominic Withers

ProfessorDominicWithers

Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Sciences

Clinical Chair in Diabetes & Endocrinology
 
 
 
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Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Selman:2011:10.1098/rstb.2010.0243,
author = {Selman, C and Withers, DJ},
doi = {10.1098/rstb.2010.0243},
journal = {Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
pages = {99--107},
title = {Mammalian models of extended healthy lifespan},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0243},
volume = {366},
year = {2011}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Over the last two centuries, there has been a significant increase in average lifespan expectancy in the developed world. One unambiguous clinical implication of getting older is the risk of experiencing age-related diseases including various cancers, dementia, type-2 diabetes, cataracts and osteoporosis. Historically, the ageing process and its consequences were thought to be intractable. However, over the last two decades or so, a wealth of empirical data has been generated which demonstrates that longevity in model organisms can be extended through the manipulation of individual genes. In particular, many pathological conditions associated with the ageing process in model organisms, and importantly conserved from nematodes to humans, are attenuated in long-lived genetic mutants. For example, several long-lived genetic mouse models show attenuation in age-related cognitive decline, adiposity, cancer and glucose intolerance. Therefore, these long-lived mice enjoy a longer period without suffering the various sequelae of ageing. The greatest challenge in the biology of ageing is to now identify the mechanisms underlying increased healthy lifespan in these model organisms. Given that the elderly are making up an increasingly greater proportion of society, this focused approach in model organisms should help identify tractable interventions that can ultimately be translated to humans.
AU  - Selman,C
AU  - Withers,DJ
DO  - 10.1098/rstb.2010.0243
EP  - 107
PY  - 2011///
SN  - 0962-8436
SP  - 99
TI  - Mammalian models of extended healthy lifespan
T2  - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0243
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284718700015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2010.0243
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/80961
VL  - 366
ER  -
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