PMID- 23942118 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131112 LR - 20131121 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 439 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Sep 13 TI - Maintenance of cellular ATP level by caloric restriction correlates chronological survival of budding yeast. PG - 126-31 LID - S0006-291X(13)01330-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.014 [doi] AB - The free radical theory of aging emphasizes cumulative oxidative damage in the genome and intracellular proteins due to reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is a major cause for aging. Caloric restriction (CR) has been known as a representative treatment that prevents aging; however, its mechanism of action remains elusive. Here, we show that CR extends the chronological lifespan (CLS) of budding yeast by maintaining cellular energy levels. CR reduced the generation of total ROS and mitochondrial superoxide; however, CR did not reduce the oxidative damage in proteins and DNA. Subsequently, calorie-restricted yeast had higher mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and it sustained consistent ATP levels during the process of chronological aging. Our results suggest that CR extends the survival of the chronologically aged cells by improving the efficiency of energy metabolism for the maintenance of the ATP level rather than reducing the global oxidative damage of proteins and DNA. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Choi, Joon-Seok AU - Choi JS AD - Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Cheol-Koo AU - Lee CK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130811 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 11062-77-4 (Superoxides) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/*chemistry MH - Culture Media MH - DNA/*metabolism MH - Electron Transport MH - Energy Metabolism MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics/*metabolism MH - Superoxides/metabolism MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate OT - 3,3'-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide OT - 8-OHdG OT - 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine OT - ATP OT - Aging OT - Budding yeast OT - CLS OT - CR OT - Caloric restriction OT - Chronological lifespan OT - DNPH OT - DiOC(6) OT - ETC OT - H2DCFDA OT - RLS OT - ROS OT - caloric restriction OT - chronological lifespan OT - dinitrophenylhydrazine OT - electron transport chain OT - reactive oxygen species OT - replicative lifespan EDAT- 2013/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2013/11/13 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/08/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/08/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/11/13 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(13)01330-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.014 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Sep 13;439(1):126-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Aug 11.