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Large-Animal Model of Donation after Circulatory Death and Normothermic Regional Perfusion for Cardiac Assessment

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Life-prolonging measures for a dead theory?

Ulrich R Ernst¹, Wouter De Haes, Dries Cardoen

¹Research Group of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, 3000, Leuven, Belgium, Uli.Ernst@bio.kuleuven.be.

Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

|August 20, 2013

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The oxidative stress theory of aging (OSTA) may not be causally linked to aging or life history evolution. Controlled experiments using laboratory or semi-wild populations are better suited to test ROS effects than observational studies in wild populations.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary Biology
Gerontology
Biochemistry

Background:

The oxidative stress theory of aging (OSTA) proposes a link between aging, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and life history evolution.
A recent review suggested testing OSTA in wild populations to reveal masked effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To challenge the proposition of testing OSTA in wild populations.
To argue against a direct causal link between ROS and aging/life history.
To propose alternative experimental approaches for OSTA research.

Main Methods:

Critique of existing OSTA research and methodologies.
Argument for controlled manipulative experiments over observational studies.
Advocacy for using laboratory animals, semi-wild populations, and nonconventional model organisms.

Main Results:

Increasing evidence suggests ROS are not causally linked to aging.
ROS do not appear to play a straightforward role in shaping life history evolution.
Controlled experiments are more suitable for testing OSTA than observational studies in wild populations.

Conclusions:

The OSTA's relevance to aging and life history evolution is questionable.
Laboratory and semi-wild populations are better suited for ROS research.
Nonconventional model organisms may provide novel insights into OSTA and life history evolution.