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| Title |
Control of intestinal bacterial proliferation in regulation of lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans
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| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-12-49 |
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| Authors |
Cynthia Portal-Celhay, Ellen R Bradley, Martin J Blaser |
| Abstract |
A powerful approach to understanding complex processes such as aging is to use model organisms amenable to genetic manipulation, and to seek relevant phenotypes to measure. Caenorhabditis elegans is particularly suited to studies of aging, since numerous single-gene mutations have been identified that affect its lifespan; it possesses an innate immune system employing evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways affecting longevity. As worms age, bacteria accumulate in the intestinal tract. However, quantitative relationships between worm genotype, lifespan, and intestinal lumen bacterial load have not been examined. We hypothesized that gut immunity is less efficient in older animals, leading to enhanced bacterial accumulation, reducing longevity. To address this question, we evaluated the ability of worms to control bacterial accumulation as a functional marker of intestinal immunity. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 233 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 225 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 54 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 17% |
| Researcher | 34 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 30 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 27 | 12% |
| Unknown | 39 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 80 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 64 | 27% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 12 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 3% |
| Engineering | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 43 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 June 2012.
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#3,113,013
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#237
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#18,944
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#2
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