The road ahead for health and lifespan interventions

Aging is a modifiable risk factor for most chronic diseases and an inevitable process in humans. The development of pharmacological interventions aimed at delaying or preventing the onset of chronic conditions and other age-related diseases has been at the forefront of the aging field. Preclinical f...

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Autores: Gonzalez-Freire, Marta, Diaz-Ruiz, Alberto, Hauser, David, Martinez-Romero, Jorge, Ferrucci, Luigi, Bernier, Michel, de Cabo, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/22899
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22899
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lifespan
Healthspan
Aging
anti-aging
Longevity
Frailty
Translation
Animales
Envejecimiento
Humanos
Salud
Longevidad
Health
Animals
Humans
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Sumario:Aging is a modifiable risk factor for most chronic diseases and an inevitable process in humans. The development of pharmacological interventions aimed at delaying or preventing the onset of chronic conditions and other age-related diseases has been at the forefront of the aging field. Preclinical findings have demonstrated that species, sex and strain confer significant heterogeneity on reaching the desired health- and lifespan-promoting pharmacological responses in model organisms. Translating the safety and efficacy of these interventions to humans and the lack of reliable biomarkers that serve as predictors of health outcomes remain a challenge. Here, we will survey current pharmacological interventions that promote lifespan extension and/or increased healthspan in animals and humans, and review the various anti-aging interventions selected for inclusion in the NIA's Interventions Testing Program as well as the ClinicalTrials.gov database that target aging or age-related diseases in humans.