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We have reported recently that the mitochondrial Na + /Ca 2+  exchanger inhibitor CGP37157 extends lifespan in  Caenorhabditis elegans  by a mechanism involving mitochondria, the TOR pathway and the insulin/IGF1 pathway. Here we show that CGP37157 significantly improved the evolution with age of the sarcomeric regular structure, delaying development of sarcopenia in  C. elegans  body wall muscle and increasing the average and maximum speed of the worms. Similarly, CGP37157 favored the maintenance of a regular mitochondrial structure during aging. We have also investigated further the mechanism of the effect of CGP37157 by studying its effect in mutants of  aak-1;aak-2 /AMP-activated kinase,  sir-2.1 /sirtuin,  rsks-1 /S6 kinase and  daf-16 /FOXO. We found that this compound was still effective increasing lifespan in all these mutants, indicating that these pathways are not involved in the effect. We have then monitored pharynx cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca 2+  signalling and our results suggest that CGP37157 is probably inhibiting not only the mitochondrial Na + /Ca 2+  exchanger, but also Ca 2+  entry through the plasma membrane. Finally, a transcriptomic study detected that CGP37157 induced changes in lipid metabolism enzymes and a four-fold increase in the expression of  ncx- 6, one of the  C. elegans  mitochondrial Na + /Ca 2+  exchangers. In summary, CGP37157 increases both lifespan and healthspan by a mechanism involving changes in cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca 2+  homeostasis. Thus, Ca 2+  signalling could be a promising target to act on aging.

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The Mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger Inhibitor CGP37157 Preserves Muscle Structure and Function to Increase Lifespan and Healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans