Glucosamine Extends the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans via Autophagy Induction

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  • Shintani Tomoya
    Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University United Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University
  • Kosuge Yuhei
    Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
  • Ashida Hisashi
    Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University

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  • Glucosamine Extends the Lifespan of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> via Autophagy Induction

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<p>Glucosamine (GlcN) is commonly used as a dietary supplement to promote cartilage health in humans. We previously reported that GlcN could induce autophagy in cultured mammalian cells. Autophagy is known to be involved in the prevention of various diseases and aging. Here, we showed that GlcN extended the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by inducing autophagy. Autophagy induction by GlcN was demonstrated by western blotting for LGG-1 (an ortholog of mammalian LC3) and by detecting autophagosomal dots in seam cells by fluorescence microscopy. Lifespan assays revealed that GlcN-induced lifespan extension was achieved with at least 5 mM GlcN. A maximum lifespan extension of approximately 30 % was achieved with 20 mM GlcN (p<0.0001). GlcN-induced lifespan extension was not dependent on the longevity genes daf-16 and sir-2.1 but dependent on the autophagy-essential gene atg-18. Therefore, we suggest that oral administration of GlcN could help delay the aging process via autophagy induction.</p>

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