Age-dependent decline in fin regenerative capacity in the short-lived fish Nothobranchius furzeri.

ABSTRACT: The potential to regenerate declines with age in a wide range of organisms. A popular model system to study the mechanisms of regeneration is the fin of teleost fish, which has the ability to fully regrow upon amputation. Here, we used the short-lived killifish Nothobranchius furzeri to analyse the impact of aging on fin regeneration in more detail. We observed that young fish were able to nearly completely (98%) regenerate their amputated caudal fins within 4 weeks, whereas middle-aged fish reached 78%, old fish 57% and very old fish 46% of their original fin size. The difference in growth rate between young and old fish was already significant at 3 days post amputation (dpa) and increased with time. We therefore hypothesized that early events are crucial for the age-related differences i

SUBMITTER: Wendler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4568973 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature