title: Calorie restriction in mice: effects on body composition, daily activity, metabolic rate, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, and membrane fatty acid composition.
abstract: Different levels of calorie restriction (CR) (125, 85, 50, or 40 kcal/wk for 1, 3, and 6 months) were examined in mice by using the paradigm of Weindruch and colleagues. Lean and total body mass increased on 125 and 85 kcal/wk, but there was negligible growth on low-energy intake. There was no CR-induced reduction in either daily activity or mass-specific metabolic rate. There was no CR-effect on in vitro reactive oxygen species production by liver or muscle mitochondria at 3 months, but after 6 months the effect was significantly reduced in liver mitochondria from 40 kcal/wk mice compared to 125 kcal/wk mice. Changes in the fatty acid composition of phospholipids from liver, kidneys, heart, brain, and skeletal muscle were observed following 1 month of CR.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Sally C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Faulks
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Else
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hulbert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001481:Basal Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D031204:Caloric Restriction; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D051336:Mitochondrial Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species