Chronic lithium treatment diminishes the female advantage in lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1440-1681|42|6|617-621

ISSN: 0305-1870

Source: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY (ELECTRONIC), Vol.42, Iss.6, 2015-06, pp. : 617-621

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Abstract

SummaryTwo studies have concluded that lithium exposure extends the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans. However, the effect of lithium on another widely used model organism, Drosophila melanogaster, remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that chronic treatment with a low to moderate dose of lithium chloride does not extend lifespan in D. melanogaster and that the drug abolishes the female lifespan advantage in flies.