PMID- 28108330 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180402 LR - 20180419 IS - 1873-6815 (Electronic) IS - 0531-5565 (Linking) VI - 94 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Pleiotropic responses to methionine restriction. PG - 83-88 LID - S0531-5565(17)30045-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exger.2017.01.012 [doi] AB - Methionine restriction (MR) extends lifespan across different species. The main responses of rodent models to MR are well-documented in adipose tissue (AT) and liver, which have reduced mass and improved insulin sensitivity, respectively. Recently, molecular mechanisms that improve healthspan have been identified in both organs during MR. In fat, MR induced a futile lipid cycle concomitant with beige AT accumulation, producing elevated energy expenditure. In liver, MR upregulated fibroblast growth factor 21 and improved glucose metabolism in aged mice and in response to a high-fat diet. Furthermore, MR also reduces mitochondrial oxidative stress in various organs such as liver, heart, kidneys, and brain. Other effects of MR have also been reported in such areas as cardiac function in response to hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), identification of molecular mechanisms in bone development, and enhanced epithelial tight junction. In addition, rodent models of cancer responded positively to MR, as has been reported in colon, prostate, and breast cancer studies. The beneficial effects of MR have also been documented in a number of invertebrate model organisms, including yeast, nematodes, and fruit flies. MR not only promotes extended longevity in these organisms, but in the case of yeast has also been shown to improve stress tolerance. In addition, expression analyses of yeast and Drosophila undergoing MR have identified multiple candidate mediators of the beneficial effects of MR in these models. In this review, we emphasize other in vivo effects of MR such as in cardiovascular function, bone development, epithelial tight junction, and cancer. We also discuss the effects of MR in invertebrates. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ables, Gene P AU - Ables GP AD - Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., 855 Route 301, Cold Spring, NY 10516, USA. Electronic address: gables@orentreich.org. FAU - Johnson, Jay E AU - Johnson JE AD - Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., 855 Route 301, Cold Spring, NY 10516, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170117 PL - England TA - Exp Gerontol JT - Experimental gerontology JID - 0047061 RN - AE28F7PNPL (Methionine) SB - IM MH - Aging/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Animals MH - Bone Development MH - Caenorhabditis elegans/growth & development/metabolism MH - Cardiovascular System/metabolism MH - Drosophila melanogaster/growth & development/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - *Longevity MH - Methionine/*deficiency MH - Neoplasms/metabolism/pathology MH - Stress, Physiological MH - Tight Junctions/metabolism MH - Yeasts/growth & development/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone OT - Cancer OT - Cardiovascular OT - Invertebrates OT - Lifespan extension OT - Methionine restriction OT - Yeast EDAT- 2017/01/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/03 06:00 CRDT- 2017/01/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0531-5565(17)30045-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exger.2017.01.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Gerontol. 2017 Aug;94:83-88. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.01.012. Epub 2017 Jan 17.