Sedore et al. (2025). The broccoli derivative sulforaphane extends lifespan by slowing the transcriptional aging clock.bioRxiv.
DOI:10.1101/2025.05.11.653363
Banse et al. (2024). Computer prediction and genetic analysis identifies retinoic acid modulation as a driver of conserved longevity pathways in genetically-diverse Caenorhabditis nematodes.eLife.
DOI:10.7554/eLife.104375
Banse et al. (2024). Antioxidants green tea extract and nordihydroguaiaretic acid confer species and strain-specific lifespan and health effects in Caenorhabditis nematodes.GeroScience.
DOI:10.1007/s11357-023-00978-0PMID:37923874
Onken et al. (2021). Metformin treatment of diverse Caenorhabditis species reveals the importance of genetic background in longevity and healthspan extension outcomes.Aging Cell.
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Banse et al. (2019). Automated lifespan determination across Caenorhabditis strains and species reveals assay-specific effects of chemical interventions.GeroScience.
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Lucanic et al. (2017). Impact of genetic background and experimental reproducibility on identifying chemical compounds with robust longevity effects.Nature Communications.
DOI:10.1038/ncomms14256PMID:28220799
Banse et al. (2025). Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: all-trans retinoic acid-related compounds tamibarotene and bakuchiol do not extend lifespan in Caenorhabditis nematodes.microPublication Biology.
DOI:10.17912/micropub.biology.001517PMID:40027526
Osman et al. (2021). Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: the herbicide diuron does not robustly extend lifespan in nematodes.microPublication Biology.
DOI:10.17912/micropub.biology.000448PMID:34585102
Morshead et al. (2020). Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: the farnesoid X receptor agonist obeticholic acid does not robustly extend lifespan in nematodes.microPublication Biology.
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Coleman-Hulbert et al. (2020). Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: the creatine analog β-guanidinopropionic acid does not extend lifespan in nematodes.microPublication Biology.
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Coleman-Hulbert et al. (2019). Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate does not extend lifespan in nematodes.microPublication Biology.
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Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program Data Portal Version 2.2
The Data Portal provides access to lifespan and transcriptomics data published by the Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program (CITP). The CITP systematically tests a broad array of bioactive compounds for their effects on longevity and other biomarkers of aging across a broad set of nematode strains and species. Please see the CITP Home Page for more information about our research program.
The Portal Home page lists CITP publications that contain publicly released lifespan data and, more recently, transcriptomics data. The Browse drop-down menu next to each reference provides quick access to lifespan datasets, statistical analyses, and (if available) RNA-seq results that were reported in the publication.
You can also access lifespan data and information grouped by Dataset, Compound, or Worm Strain. Each published dataset on the portal contains raw data from interventions in which compounds were tested on strains at specific concentrations for lifespan effects. They also contain the data from water or DMSO controls which were generated for those experiments.
In the dataset, compound, and strain tables, use the buttons and links to find related information, analytical summaries, and Kaplan–Meier survival plots; click the Export buttons at the top of the tables to obtain metadata for each category. Raw data are available in CSV (comma-separated value) and Excel formats. Click the download button below to retrieve all CITP lifespan data published to date. Fields/columns used in the download files are described in the data dictionary.
The Summary Statistics page contains a full searchable table of Cox Proportional Hazards modeling results for CITP interventions to date. RNA-seq differential gene expression tables and plots are available from more recent studies. These analytical summaries can be downloaded by clicking the Export button at the top of each table.