Expression profiling of human foreskin fibroblasts cultured in media supplemented with human sera

Treatment of cultured cells with serum collected from humans on long-term calorie restriction enhances stress resistance in vitro. RNA expression was compared in human foreskin fibroblasts cultured in media supplemented with human sera obtained from: 1) healthy lean and weight-stable volunteers who were consuming calorie-restricted diets, for an average of 7 years, and 2) age-, sex-matched individuals eating a Western Diet.