RNA Virus Fruit Fly Model: First Study to Measure Single-Fly Respiration

Blog summary of a research paper published by Aging (Aging-US) in Volume 15, Issue 6: “RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males.” _________________________________________ RNA viruses are responsible for approximately 70% of emerging infectious diseases in humans, according to a 2020 report by the National Academy of Medicine. Examples of RNA viruses include: influenza, hepatitis C, HIV, measles, zika, ebola, poliovirus, rhinovirus, rabies, and SARS-CoV-2—the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. After infection with an RNA virus, significant changes can take place in the host’s metabolism. While it is clear that disease tolerance declines as humans age, it is not yet clear how aging affects virus-induced changes in metabolism. “Virus-induced metabolic reprogramming could impact infection outcomes, however, how this is affected by aging and impacts organismal survival remains poorly understood.” In a new study, researchers Eli Hagedorn, Dean Bunnell, Beate Henschel, Daniel L. Smith Jr., Stephanie Dickinson, Andrew W. Brown, Maria De Luca, Ashley N. Turner, and Stanislava Chtarbanova from the University of Alabama, Indiana University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, and Jacksonville State University examined how an RNA virus can affect the respiration rate in male fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), both young and old. On March 22, 2023, their research paper was published in Aging’s Volume 15, Issue 6, entitled, “RNA virus-mediated changes in organismal oxygen consumption rate in young and old Drosophila melanogaster males.” Full blog - https://aging-us.org/2023/04/rna-virus-fruit-fly-model-first-study-to-measure-single-fly-respiration/ DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.204593 Corresponding author - Stanislava Chtarbanova - schtarbanova@ua.edu Sign up for free Altmetric alerts about this article - https://aging.altmetric.com/details/email_updates?id=10.18632%2Faging.204593 Subscribe for free publication alerts from Aging - https://www.aging-us.com/subscribe-to-toc-alerts Keywords - aging, Drosophila melanogaster, virus infection, single-fly respirometry, metabolism About Aging-US Launched in 2009, Aging-US publishes papers of general interest and biological significance in all fields of aging research and age-related diseases, including cancer—and now, with a special focus on COVID-19 vulnerability as an age-dependent syndrome. Topics in Aging-US go beyond traditional gerontology, including, but not limited to, cellular and molecular biology, human age-related diseases, pathology in model organisms, signal transduction pathways (e.g., p53, sirtuins, and PI-3K/AKT/mTOR, among others), and approaches to modulating these signaling pathways. Please visit our website at https://www.Aging-US.com​​ and connect with us: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/Aging-Us Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AgingUS/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AgingJrnl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agingjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@AgingJournal LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aging/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AgingUS/ Media Contact 18009220957 MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM