Mariann M Gabrawy, Reyhan Westbrook, Austin King, Nick Khosravian, Neeraj Ochaney, Tagide DeCarvalho, Qinchuan Wang, Yuqiong Yu, Qiao Huang, Adam Said, Michael Abadir, Cissy Zhang, Pratik Khare, Jennifer E Fairman, Anne Le, Ginger L Milne, Fernando J Vonhoff, Jeremy D Walston, Peter M Abadir
Tryptophan catabolism is highly conserved and generates important bioactive metabolites, including kynurenines, and in some animals, NAD+ . Aging and inflammation are associated with increased levels of kynurenine pathway (KP) metabolites and depleted NAD+ , factors which are implicated as contributors to frailty and morbidity. Contrastingly, KP suppression and NAD+ supplementation are associated with increased life span in some animals. Here, we used DGRP_229 Drosophila to elucidate the effects of KP elevation, KP suppression, and NAD+ supplementation on physical performance and survivorship...
March 13, 2024: Aging Cell