Bile Acid Extends the life of Yeast

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Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal have found that bile extends the life of Yeast. (22 page pdf)
The average life expectancy increased from about 20 days to 30 days.

Journal Aging – Chemical genetic screen identifies lithocholic acid as an anti‐aging compound that extends yeast chronological life span in a TORindependent manner, by modulating housekeeping longevity assurance processes

In chronologically aging yeast, longevity can be extended by administering a caloric restriction (CR) diet or some small molecules. These life‐extending interventions target the adaptable target of rapamycin (TOR) and cAMP/protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) signaling pathways that are under the stringent control of calorie availability. We designed a chemical genetic screen for small molecules that increase the chronological life span of yeast under CR by targeting lipid metabolism and modulating housekeeping longevity pathways that regulate longevity irrespective of the number of available calories. Our screen identifies lithocholic acid (LCA) as one of such molecules. We reveal two mechanisms underlying the life‐extending effect of LCA in chronologically aging yeast. One mechanism operates in a calorie availability independent fashion and involves the LCA‐governed modulation of housekeeping longevity assurance pathways that do not overlap with the adaptable TOR and cAMP/PKA pathways. The other mechanism extends yeast longevity under non‐CR conditions and consists in LCA‐driven unmasking of the previously unknown anti‐aging potential of PKA. We provide evidence that LCA modulates housekeeping longevity assurance pathways by suppressing lipid‐induced necrosis, attenuating mitochondrial fragmentation, altering oxidation‐reduction processes in mitochondria, enhancing resistance to oxidative and thermal stresses, suppressing mitochondria‐controlled apoptosis, and enhancing stability of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.

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