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Gene expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR and reporter strains, and global transcriptional changes were mapped by RNA-sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>EA extended lifespan and preserved key healthspan features, including improved locomotor activity, reduced intestinal lipofuscin accumulation, and decreased ROS levels under stress conditions. The lifespan-extending effects of EA required daf-16, hsf-1, hlh-30, and skn-1, as EA failed to extend lifespan in these mutants. EA also enhanced the expression of downstream cytoprotective genes. Complementary RNA-sequencing revealed broader transcriptional remodeling, including metabolic pathways.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings position EA as a modulator of a coordinated transcriptional network\u2014rather than a single pathway\u2014involving the insulin\/IGF-1 signaling pathway and interconnected stress-response networks to promote longevity and stress resistance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fragi.2026.1811330","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]],"date-time":"2026-05-29T06:02:55Z","timestamp":1780034575000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The lifespan and healthspan extending effects of ellagic acid in Caenorhabditis elegans require an intact insulin\/IGF-1 signaling pathway"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Lipeng","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinze","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anran","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jixian","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liping","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaming","family":"Shan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xianbin","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University","place":["Changchun, Jilin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1882","DOI":"10.1101\/gad.1107803","article-title":"SKN-1 links C. elegans mesendodermal specification to a conserved oxidative stress response","volume":"17","author":"An","year":"2003","journal-title":"Genes and Development"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2116","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clnu.2023.09.004","article-title":"Impact of a specialized oral nutritional supplement on quality of life in older adults following hospitalization: post-hoc analysis of the NOURISH trial","volume":"42","author":"Baggs","year":"2023","journal-title":"Clin. 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