Pharmacological inhibition of NF-κB prolongs lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster
Alexey Moskalev1,
,
Mikhail Shaposhnikov1,
,
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1 Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
Received: March 24, 2011
Accepted: March 27, 2011
Published: March 28, 2011
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100314
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Moskalev A, Shaposhnikov M, . Pharmacological inhibition of NF-κB prolongs lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster. Aging (Albany NY). 2011;
3:391-394
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https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100314
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Abstract
Aging is associated with NF-κB-dependent pro-inflammation. Here we demonstrated that inhibition of NF-κB with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate increases the median lifespan (13-20%) and the age of 90% mortality (11-14%) in Drosophila melanogaster females and males, respectively.
