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Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

Volume 11, 2023

The Naked Mole-Rat as a Model for Healthy Aging

Abstract

Naked mole-rats (NMRs, ) are the longest-lived rodents with a maximum life span exceeding 37 years. They exhibit a delayed aging phenotype and resistance to age-related functional decline/diseases. Specifically, they do not display increased mortality with age, maintain several physiological functions until nearly the end of their lifetime, and rarely develop cancer and Alzheimer's disease. NMRs live in a hypoxic environment in underground colonies in East Africa and are highly tolerant of hypoxia. These unique characteristics of NMRs have attracted considerable interest from zoological and biomedical researchers. This review summarizes previous studies of the ecology, hypoxia tolerance, longevity/delayed aging, and cancer resistance of NMRs and discusses possible mechanisms contributing to their healthy aging. In addition, we discuss current issues and future perspectives to fully elucidate the mechanisms underlying delayed aging and resistance to age-related diseases in NMRs.

Keyword(s): aging, cancer, hypoxia, longevity, naked mole-rat, sociality
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The Naked Mole-Rat as a Model for Healthy Aging
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 11, 207 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-050322-074744
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