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Dowling P, Gargan S, Zweyer M, Henry M, Meleady P, Swandulla D, Ohlendieck K. Proteomic reference map for sarcopenia research: mass spectrometric identification of key muscle proteins located in the sarcomere, cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. Eur J Transl Myol 2024; 34. [PMID: 38787300 DOI: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Sarcopenia of old age is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and concomitant decrease in contractile strength. Age-related skeletal muscle dysfunctions play a key pathophysiological role in the frailty syndrome and can result in a drastically diminished quality of life in the elderly. Here we have used mass spectrometric analysis of the mouse hindlimb musculature to establish the muscle protein constellation at advanced age of a widely used sarcopenic animal model. Proteomic results were further analyzed by systems bioinformatics of voluntary muscles. In this report, the proteomic survey of aged muscles has focused on the expression patterns of proteins involved in the contraction-relaxation cycle, membrane cytoskeletal maintenance and the formation of the extracellular matrix. This includes proteomic markers of the fast versus slow phenotypes of myosin-containing thick filaments and actin-containing thin filaments, as well as proteins that are associated with the non-sarcomeric cytoskeleton and various matrisomal layers. The bioanalytical usefulness of the newly established reference map was demonstrated by the comparative screening of normal versus dystrophic muscles of old age, and findings were verified by immunoblot analysis.
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- Paul Dowling
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
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- Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn.
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin.
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin.
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
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Shilovsky GA. Calculating Aging: Analysis of Survival Curves in the Norm and Pathology, Fluctuations in Mortality Dynamics, Characteristics of Lifespan Distribution, and Indicators of Lifespan Variation. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2024; 89:371-376. [PMID: 38622103 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297924020159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The article describes the history of studies of survival data carried out at the Research Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology under the leadership of Academician V. P. Skulachev from 1970s until present, with special emphasis on the last decade. The use of accelerated failure time (AFT) model and analysis of coefficient of variation of lifespan (CVLS) in addition to the Gompertz methods of analysis, allows to assess survival curves for the presence of temporal scaling (i.e., manifestation of accelerated aging), without changing the shape of survival curve with the same coefficient of variation. A modification of the AFT model that uses temporal scaling as the null hypothesis made it possible to distinguish between the quantitative and qualitative differences in the dynamics of aging. It was also shown that it is possible to compare the data on the survival of species characterized by the survival curves of the original shape (i.e., "flat" curves without a pronounced increase in the probability of death with age typical of slowly aging species), when considering the distribution of lifespan as a statistical random variable and comparing parameters of such distribution. Thus, it was demonstrated that the higher impact of mortality caused by external factors (background mortality) in addition to the age-dependent mortality, the higher the disorder of mortality values and the greater its difference from the calculated value characteristic of developed countries (15-20%). For comparison, CVLS for the Paraguayan Ache Indians is 100% (57% if we exclude prepuberty individuals as suggested by Jones et al.). According to Skulachev, the next step is considering mortality fluctuations as a measure for the disorder of survival data. Visual evaluation of survival curves can already provide important data for subsequent analysis. Thus, Sokolov and Severin [1] found that mutations have different effects on the shape of survival curves. Type I survival curves generally retains their standard convex rectangular shape, while type II curves demonstrate a sharp increase in the mortality which makes them similar to a concave exponential curve with a stably high mortality rate. It is noteworthy that despite these differences, mutations in groups I and II are of a similar nature. They are associated (i) with "DNA metabolism" (DNA repair, transcription, and replication); (ii) protection against oxidative stress, associated with the activity of the transcription factor Nrf2, and (iii) regulation of proliferation, and (or these categories may overlap). However, these different mutations appear to produce the same result at the organismal level, namely, accelerated aging according to the Gompertz's law. This might be explained by the fact that all these mutations, each in its own unique way, either reduce the lifespan of cells or accelerate their transition to the senescent state, which supports the concept of Skulachev on the existence of multiple pathways of aging (chronic phenoptosis).
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- Gregory A Shilovsky
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
- Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127051, Russia
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Sokolov SS, Severin FF. Two Types of Survival Curves of Different Lines of Progeric Mice. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2024; 89:367-370. [PMID: 38622102 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297924020147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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For most of their lifespan, the probability of death for many animal species increases with age. Gompertz law states that this increase is exponential. In this work, we have compared previously published data on the survival kinetics of different lines of progeric mice. Visual analysis showed that in six lines of these rapidly aging mutants, the probability of death did not strictly depend on age. In contrast, ten lines of progeric mice have survival curves similar to those of the control animals, that is, in agreement with Gompertz law, similar to the shape of an exponential curve upside down. Interestingly, these ten mutations cause completely different cell malfunctions. We speculate that what these mutations have in common is a reduction in the lifespan of cells and/or an acceleration of the transition to the state of cell senescence. Thus, our analysis, similar to the conclusions of many previously published works, indicates that the aging of an organism is a consequence of the aging of individual cells.
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- Svyatoslav S Sokolov
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Pu X, Qu Y. A study on the delayed effect of tilapia skin collagen on skin aging for mice and its possible mechanism. J Cosmet Dermatol 2023; 22:3436-3444. [PMID: 37328955 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Study the possible mechanism and delayed effect of tilapia skin collagen on skin aging for mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Kunming (KM) mice were randomly divided into the aging model group, the normal group, the positive control group (vitamin E) and the low, medium, high dose tilapia skin collagen groups (2.0, 4.0, 8.0 mg/g). The normal group was only injected with saline at the back and the neck. The other groups were injected subcutaneously with 5% D-galactose and ultraviolet light jointly to establish the aging model. After modeling, the positive control group was treated with a dose of 10% vitamin E once a day, and the low, medium, high dose tilapia skin collagen group was separately applied 2.0, 4.0, 8.0 mg/g of tilapia skin collagen for 40 days. The changes of skin tissue morphology, water content, hydroxyproline (Hyp) content, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in mice were studied at the day 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. RESULTS Compared with the normal group, the skin of mice in the aging model group was thinner, looser, and the skin moisture content, Hyp content, SOD activity were all decreased. For mice of the low, medium, high dose tilapia skin collagen group, the thickness of dermis increased, possessing close arrangement, and the moisture content, Hyp content, SOD activity were up-regulated significantly, which effectively alleviated the aging process of skin. The dose of tilapia skin collagen was directly proportional to the anti-aging effect. CONCLUSIONS Tilapia skin collagen has an obvious effect on improving skin aging.
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- Xinyue Pu
- Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China
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Barnhoorn S, Meima ME, Peeters RP, Darras VM, Leeuwenburgh S, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Vermeij WP, Visser WE. Decreased hepatic thyroid hormone signaling in systemic and liver-specific but not brain-specific accelerated aging due to DNA repair deficiency in mice. Eur Thyroid J 2023; 12:e220231. [PMID: 37878415 PMCID: PMC10762595 DOI: 10.1530/etj-22-0231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Background Thyroid hormone signaling is essential for development, metabolism, and response to stress but declines during aging, the cause of which is unknown. DNA damage accumulating with time is a main cause of aging, driving many age-related diseases. Previous studies in normal and premature aging mice, due to defective DNA repair, indicated reduced hepatic thyroid hormone signaling accompanied by decreased type 1 deiodinase (DIO1) and increased DIO3 activities. We investigated whether aging-related changes in deiodinase activity are driven by systemic signals or represent cell- or organ-autonomous changes. Methods We quantified liver and plasma thyroid hormone concentrations, deiodinase activities and expression of T3-responsive genes in mice with a global, liver-specific and for comparison brain-specific inactivation of Xpg, one of the endonucleases critically involved in multiple DNA repair pathways. Results Both in global and liver-specific Xpg knockout mice, hepatic DIO1 activity was decreased. Interestingly, hepatic DIO3 activity was increased in global, but not in liver-specific Xpg mutants. Selective Xpg deficiency and premature aging in the brain did not affect liver or systemic thyroid signaling. Concomitant with DIO1 inhibition, Xpg -/- and Alb-Xpg mice displayed reduced thyroid hormone-related gene expression changes, correlating with markers of liver damage and cellular senescence. Conclusions Our findings suggest that DIO1 activity during aging is predominantly modified in a tissue-autonomous manner driven by organ/cell-intrinsic accumulating DNA damage. The increase in hepatic DIO3 activity during aging largely depends on systemic signals, possibly reflecting the presence of circulating cells rather than activity in hepatocytes.
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- Sander Barnhoorn
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Center for Thyroid Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Center for Thyroid Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Center for Thyroid Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Institute for Genome Stability in Ageing and Disease, CECAD Research Centre, Cologne, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Center for Thyroid Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Fernandez-Fuente G, Overmyer KA, Lawton AJ, Kasza I, Shapiro SL, Gallego-Muñoz P, Coon JJ, Denu JM, Alexander CM, Puglielli L. The citrate transporters SLC13A5 and SLC25A1 elicit different metabolic responses and phenotypes in the mouse. Commun Biol 2023; 6:926. [PMID: 37689798 PMCID: PMC10492862 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05311-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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Cytosolic citrate is imported from the mitochondria by SLC25A1, and from the extracellular milieu by SLC13A5. In the cytosol, citrate is used by ACLY to generate acetyl-CoA, which can then be exported to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by SLC33A1. Here, we report the generation of mice with systemic overexpression (sTg) of SLC25A1 or SLC13A5. Both animals displayed increased cytosolic levels of citrate and acetyl-CoA; however, SLC13A5 sTg mice developed a progeria-like phenotype with premature death, while SLC25A1 sTg mice did not. Analysis of the metabolic profile revealed widespread differences. Furthermore, SLC13A5 sTg mice displayed increased engagement of the ER acetylation machinery through SLC33A1, while SLC25A1 sTg mice did not. In conclusion, our findings point to different biological responses to SLC13A5- or SLC25A1-mediated import of citrate and suggest that the directionality of the citrate/acetyl-CoA pathway can transduce different signals.
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- Gonzalo Fernandez-Fuente
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Genetics, Histology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Madison, WI, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Xie K, Ehninger D. Ageing-associated phenotypes in mice. Mech Ageing Dev 2023; 214:111852. [PMID: 37454704 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Ageing is a continuous process in life featuring progressive damage accumulation that leads to physiological decline, functional deterioration and ultimately death of an organism. Based on the relatively close anatomical and physiological similarity to humans, the mouse has been proven as a valuable model organism in ageing research over the last decades. In this review, we survey methods and tools currently in use to assess ageing phenotypes in mice. We summarize a range of ageing-associated alterations detectable at two major levels of analysis: (1) physiology and pathophysiology and (2) molecular biomarkers. Age-sensitive phenotypes provided in this article may serve to inform future studies targeting various aspects of organismal ageing in mice. In addition, we discuss conceptual and technical challenges faced by previous ageing studies in mice and, where possible, provide recommendations on how to resolve some of these issues.
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- Kan Xie
- Translational Biogerontology Lab, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg-Campus 1/99, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Translational Biogerontology Lab, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg-Campus 1/99, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
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Dowling P, Zweyer M, Sabir H, Henry M, Meleady P, Swandulla D, Ohlendieck K. Mass spectrometry-based proteomic characterization of the middle-aged mouse brain for animal model research of neuromuscular diseases. Eur J Transl Myol 2023; 33:11553. [PMID: 37545360 PMCID: PMC10583138 DOI: 10.4081/ejtm.2023.11553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Neuromuscular diseases with primary muscle wasting symptoms may also display multi-systemic changes in the body and exhibit secondary pathophysiological alterations in various non-muscle tissues. In some cases, this includes proteome-wide alterations and/or adaptations in the central nervous system. Thus, in order to provide an improved bioanalytical basis for the comprehensive evaluation of animal models that are routinely used in muscle research, this report describes the mass spectrometry-based proteomic characterization of the mouse brain. Crude tissue extracts were examined by bottom-up proteomics and detected 4558 distinct protein species. The detailed analysis of the brain proteome revealed the presence of abundant cellular proteoforms in the neuronal cytoskeleton, as well as various brain region enriched proteins, including markers of the cerebral cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus and the olfactory bulb. Neuroproteomic markers of specific cell types in the brain were identified in association with various types of neurons and glia cells. Markers of subcellular structures were established for the plasmalemma, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and other crucial organelles, as well as synaptic components that are involved in presynaptic vesicle docking, neurotransmitter release and synapse remodelling.
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- Paul Dowling
- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
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- Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn.
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- Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Bonn, Bonn.
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin.
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin.
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- Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn.
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland; Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
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La Torre M, Merigliano C, Maccaroni K, Chojnowski A, Goh WI, Giubettini M, Vernì F, Capanni C, Rhodes D, Wright G, Burke B, Soddu S, Burla R, Saggio I. Combined alteration of lamin and nuclear morphology influences the localization of the tumor-associated factor AKTIP. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2022; 41:273. [PMID: 36096808 PMCID: PMC9469526 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-022-02480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Lamins, key nuclear lamina components, have been proposed as candidate risk biomarkers in different types of cancer but their accuracy is still debated. AKTIP is a telomeric protein with the property of being enriched at the nuclear lamina. AKTIP has similarity with the tumor susceptibility gene TSG101. AKTIP deficiency generates genome instability and, in p53−/− mice, the reduction of the mouse counterpart of AKTIP induces the exacerbation of lymphomas. Here, we asked whether the distribution of AKTIP is altered in cancer cells and whether this is associated with alterations of lamins. Methods We performed super-resolution imaging, quantification of lamin expression and nuclear morphology on HeLa, MCF7, and A549 tumor cells, and on non-transformed fibroblasts from healthy donor and HGPS (LMNA c.1824C > T p.Gly608Gly) and EDMD2 (LMNA c.775 T > G) patients. As proof of principle model combining a defined lamin alteration with a tumor cell setting, we produced HeLa cells exogenously expressing the HGPS lamin mutant progerin that alters nuclear morphology. Results In HeLa cells, AKTIP locates at less than 0.5 µm from the nuclear rim and co-localizes with lamin A/C. As compared to HeLa, there is a reduced co-localization of AKTIP with lamin A/C in both MCF7 and A549. Additionally, MCF7 display lower amounts of AKTIP at the rim. The analyses in non-transformed fibroblasts show that AKTIP mislocalizes in HGPS cells but not in EDMD2. The integrated analysis of lamin expression, nuclear morphology, and AKTIP topology shows that positioning of AKTIP is influenced not only by lamin expression, but also by nuclear morphology. This conclusion is validated by progerin-expressing HeLa cells in which nuclei are morphologically altered and AKTIP is mislocalized. Conclusions Our data show that the combined alteration of lamin and nuclear morphology influences the localization of the tumor-associated factor AKTIP. The results also point to the fact that lamin alterations per se are not predictive of AKTIP mislocalization, in both non-transformed and tumor cells. In more general terms, this study supports the thesis that a combined analytical approach should be preferred to predict lamin-associated changes in tumor cells. This paves the way of next translational evaluation to validate the use of this combined analytical approach as risk biomarker. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13046-022-02480-5.
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Promislow D, Anderson RM, Scheffer M, Crespi B, DeGregori J, Harris K, Horowitz BN, Levine ME, Riolo MA, Schneider DS, Spencer SL, Valenzano DR, Hochberg ME. Resilience integrates concepts in aging research. iScience 2022; 25:104199. [PMID: 35494229 PMCID: PMC9044173 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Aging research is unparalleled in the breadth of disciplines it encompasses, from evolutionary studies examining the forces that shape aging to molecular studies uncovering the underlying mechanisms of age-related functional decline. Despite a common focus to advance our understanding of aging, these disciplines have proceeded along distinct paths with little cross-talk. We propose that the concept of resilience can bridge this gap. Resilience describes the ability of a system to respond to perturbations by returning to its original state. Although resilience has been applied in a few individual disciplines in aging research such as frailty and cognitive decline, it has not been explored as a unifying conceptual framework that is able to connect distinct research fields. We argue that because a resilience-based framework can cross broad physiological levels and time scales it can provide the missing links that connect these diverse disciplines. The resulting framework will facilitate predictive modeling and validation and influence targets and directions in research on the biology of aging.
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- Daniel Promislow
- Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, USA
- GRECC, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
- Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06524, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
- CECAD, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
- ISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, 34095 France
- Corresponding author
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Sodium arsenite accelerates D-galactose-induced aging in the testis of the rat: Evidence for mitochondrial oxidative damage, NF-kB, JNK, and apoptosis pathways. Toxicology 2022; 470:153148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2022.153148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Demidenko O, Barardo D, Budovskii V, Finnemore R, Palmer FR, Kennedy BK, Budovskaya YV. Rejuvant®, a potential life-extending compound formulation with alpha-ketoglutarate and vitamins, conferred an average 8 year reduction in biological aging, after an average of 7 months of use, in the TruAge DNA methylation test. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:24485-24499. [PMID: 34847066 PMCID: PMC8660611 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The search continues for possible interventions that delay and/or reverse biological aging, resulting in extended healthspan and lifespan. Interventions delaying aging in animal models are well established; however, most lack validation in humans. The length of human lifespan makes it impractical to perform survival analysis. Instead, aging biomarkers, such as DNA methylation (DNAm) clocks, have been developed to monitor biological age. Herein we report a retrospective analysis of DNA methylation age in 42 individuals taking Rejuvant®, an alpha-ketoglutarate based formulation, for an average period of 7 months. DNAm testing was performed at baseline and by the end of treatment with Rejuvant® supplementation. Remarkably, individuals showed an average decrease in biological aging of 8 years (p-value=6.538x10-12). Furthermore, the supplementation with Rejuvant® is robust to individual differences, as indicated by the fact that a large majority of participants decreased their biological age. Moreover, we found that Rejuvant® is of additional benefit to chronologically and biologically older individuals. While continued testing, particularly in a placebo-controlled design, is required, the nearly 8-year reversal in the biological age of individuals taking Rejuvant® for 4 to 10 months is noteworthy, making the natural product cocktail an intriguing candidate to affect human aging.
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.,Ponce de Leon Health, Fernandina, FL 32034, USA.,Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University Health System, Singapore 117456, Singapore.,Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR, Singapore 117609, Singapore
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Barros PR, Costa TJ, Akamine EH, Tostes RC. Vascular Aging in Rodent Models: Contrasting Mechanisms Driving the Female and Male Vascular Senescence. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2021; 2:727604. [PMID: 35821995 PMCID: PMC9261394 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2021.727604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Increasing scientific interest has been directed to sex as a biological and decisive factor on several diseases. Several different mechanisms orchestrate vascular function, as well as vascular dysfunction in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in males and females. Certain vascular sex differences are present throughout life, while others are more evident before the menopause, suggesting two important and correlated drivers: genetic and hormonal factors. With the increasing life expectancy and aging population, studies on aging-related diseases and aging-related physiological changes have steeply grown and, with them, the use of aging animal models. Mouse and rat models of aging, the most studied laboratory animals in aging research, exhibit sex differences in many systems and physiological functions, as well as sex differences in the aging process and aging-associated cardiovascular changes. In the present review, we introduce the most common aging and senescence-accelerated animal models and emphasize that sex is a biological variable that should be considered in aging studies. Sex differences in the cardiovascular system, with a focus on sex differences in aging-associated vascular alterations (endothelial dysfunction, remodeling and oxidative and inflammatory processes) in these animal models are reviewed and discussed.
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- Paula R. Barros
- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Rita C. Tostes, ; Eliana H. Akamine,
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Rita C. Tostes, ; Eliana H. Akamine,
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Strother L, Miles GB, Holiday AR, Cheng Y, Doherty GH. Long-term culture of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells in the absence of neurotrophins: A novel model of neuronal ageing. J Neurosci Methods 2021; 362:109301. [PMID: 34343572 PMCID: PMC8434422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Background Studying human ageing is of increasing importance due to the worldwide ageing population. However, it faces the challenge of lengthy experiments to produce an ageing phenotype. Often, to recreate the hallmarks of ageing requires complex empirical conditions that can confound data interpretation. Indeed, many studies use whole organisms with relatively short life spans, which may have little, or limited, relevance to human ageing. There has been extensive use of cell lines to study ageing in human somatic cells, but the modelling of human neuronal ageing is somewhat more complex in vitro. New Method We cultured the well-characterised SH-SY5Y human neural cell line to produce high purity cultures of cells differentiated to express a neuronal phenotype, and designed a protocol to maintain these cells in culture until they accumulated biomarkers of cellular ageing. Results Our data validate a novel and simple technique for the efficient differentiation and long-term maintenance of SH-SY5Y cells, expressing markers of neuronal differentiation and demonstrating electrical activity in culture. Over time in vitro, these cells progressively accumulate markers of ageing such as enhanced production of reactive oxygen species and accumulation of oxidative damage. Comparison to Existing Methods In comparison to existing techniques to model neuronal ageing our method is cost effective, requiring no specialist equipment or growth factors. Conclusions We demonstrate that SH-SY5Y cells, grown under these culture conditions, represent a simple model of neuronal ageing that is amenable to cell biological, biochemical and electrophysiological investigation. Ageing study is often hindered by the need for complex and lengthy experiments. SH-SY5Y cells underwent neuronal differentiation and were cultured until they were of an aged phenotype. These cells were electrically active and acquired oxidative damage. This is a novel technique to model neuronal ageing in vitro.
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- Lisa Strother
- Bute Building, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, West Burn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK
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- Bute Building, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, West Burn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK
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- Bute Building, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, West Burn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK
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- Bute Building, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, West Burn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK
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- Bute Building, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, West Burn Lane, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, UK.
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Different Parts of the Chicken Embryo Egg Improve D-Galactose-Induced Aging in a Mice Model. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:6654683. [PMID: 33997037 PMCID: PMC8099523 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6654683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Chick (CE) or duck embryo eggs are known for nutritional supplement foods in traditional East countries for physical fitness enhancement and postpartum conditioning for many years. In this study, we evaluated the effects of different parts of the 10-day CE (embryo: CEr, yolk: CEw, and chorioallantoic membrane: CEp) on the antifatigue and antiaging activities in a D-galactose- (D-gal) induced aging mice model. The results showed CEp obviously increased the muscle weight and the liver and muscle glycogen content and enhanced exercise performance. In the antiaging assay, CEp significantly increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx). Moreover, the immunohistochemistry results of NRF-2 and HO-1 were also detected in the livers of mice in the D-gal/CEp group. The only partially potential such as CEr might improve OFT function with TG level, and CEw had strange grip strength. Therefore, we suggest that CEp has a potent antifatigue ability and could minimize the occurrence of age-associated disorders, more than other parts of the 10 days chicken embryo egg.
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Li X, Liu L, Li T, Liu M, Wang Y, Ma H, Mu N, Wang H. SIRT6 in Senescence and Aging-Related Cardiovascular Diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:641315. [PMID: 33855020 PMCID: PMC8039379 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.641315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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SIRT6 belongs to the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent deacetylases and has established diverse roles in aging, metabolism and disease. Its function is similar to the Silent Information Regulator 2 (SIR2), which prolongs lifespan and regulates genomic stability, telomere integrity, transcription, and DNA repair. It has been demonstrated that increasing the sirtuin level through genetic manipulation extends the lifespan of yeast, nematodes and flies. Deficiency of SIRT6 induces chronic inflammation, autophagy disorder and telomere instability. Also, these cellular processes can lead to the occurrence and progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as atherosclerosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Herein, we discuss the implications of SIRT6 regulates multiple cellular processes in cell senescence and aging-related CVDs, and we summarize clinical application of SIRT6 agonists and possible therapeutic interventions in aging-related CVDs.
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- Xiaokang Li
- Department of Cardiology, China Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, China Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Burla R, La Torre M, Maccaroni K, Verni F, Giunta S, Saggio I. Interplay of the nuclear envelope with chromatin in physiology and pathology. Nucleus 2020; 11:205-218. [PMID: 32835589 PMCID: PMC7529417 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2020.1806661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The nuclear envelope compartmentalizes chromatin in eukaryotic cells. The main nuclear envelope components are lamins that associate with a panoply of factors, including the LEM domain proteins. The nuclear envelope of mammalian cells opens up during cell division. It is reassembled and associated with chromatin at the end of mitosis when telomeres tether to the nuclear periphery. Lamins, LEM domain proteins, and DNA binding factors, as BAF, contribute to the reorganization of chromatin. In this context, an emerging role is that of the ESCRT complex, a machinery operating in multiple membrane assembly pathways, including nuclear envelope reformation. Research in this area is unraveling how, mechanistically, ESCRTs link to nuclear envelope associated factors as LEM domain proteins. Importantly, ESCRTs work also during interphase for repairing nuclear envelope ruptures. Altogether the advances in this field are giving new clues for the interpretation of diseases implicating nuclear envelope fragility, as laminopathies and cancer. ABBREVIATIONS na, not analyzed; ko, knockout; kd, knockdown; NE, nuclear envelope; LEM, LAP2-emerin-MAN1 (LEM)-domain containing proteins; LINC, linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton complexes; Cyt, cytoplasm; Chr, chromatin; MB, midbody; End, endosomes; Tel, telomeres; INM, inner nuclear membrane; NP, nucleoplasm; NPC, Nuclear Pore Complex; ER, Endoplasmic Reticulum; SPB, spindle pole body.
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- Romina Burla
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italy
- Institute of Structural Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Gong SQ, Ye TT, Wang MX, Hong ZP, Liu L, Chen H, Qian J. Profiling the mid-adult cecal microbiota associated with host healthy by using herbal formula Kang ShuaiLao Pian treated mid-adult mice. Chin J Nat Med 2020; 18:90-102. [PMID: 32172952 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(20)30010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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With the occurrence of aging process, decreased neuron dopamine, disrupted brown adipose tissue (BAT) remodeling and decreased butyrate level all reflect a weak host healthy in certain degree. Nevertheless, the signs of mid-adult gut microbiota, and its association with host healthy are not well understood. In current study, we deemed to illustrate the associations of age, neuron dopamine, BAT remodeling, butyrate and gut microbiota with the aid of traditional herbal formula Kang Shuai Lao Pian (KSLP), which is known for its anti-aging effect. Here, ELISA was performed to detect the production of brain dopamine, the mass of inguinal white adipose tissue versus interscapular brown adipose tissue (iWAT/iBAT) was calculated and considered as a sign of BAT remodeling, 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to the detection of gut microbiota profiling and gas chromatography was used to measure the butyrate level in mice feces. Our results indicated mid-adult mice already present distinctive gut microbiota profiling compared with young mice, concomitant with which are the lower brain dopamine level and disrupted brown adipose remodeling. KSLP treatment improved the host healthy and regulated gut microbiota with enriched Firmicutes at the expense of Bacteroidetes, particularly increased the relative abundance of bacteria functionally related to dopamine and butyrate productions, which suggest KSLP treatment constructs a healthier gut environment. In conclusion, modulation of gut microbiota and butyrate may connectively regulate dopamine production and BAT remodeling through gut-brain axis and gut-metabolism axis.
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- Shu-Qing Gong
- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, NMPA Key laboratory for Testing and Risk Warning of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Zhejiang Institute of Microbiology, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Technical Center, Chiatai Qingchunbao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310023, China
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- Key laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, NMPA Key laboratory for Testing and Risk Warning of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Zhejiang Institute of Microbiology, Hangzhou 310012, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Informatics Institute, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Lee JY, Kennedy BK, Liao CY. Mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling in mouse models of accelerated aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020; 75:64-72. [PMID: 30900725 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an essential nutrient-sensing kinase that integrates and regulates a number of fundamental cellular processes required for cell growth, cell motility, translation, metabolism, and autophagy. mTOR signaling has been implicated in the progression of many human diseases, and its dysregulation has been reported in several pathological processes, especially in age-related human diseases and mouse models of accelerated aging. In addition, many studies have demonstrated that the regulation of mTOR activity has a beneficial effect on longevity in several mouse models of aging. However, not all mouse models of accelerated aging show positive effects on aging-associated phenotypes in response to targeting mTOR signaling. Here, we review the effects of interventions that modulate mTOR signaling on aging-related phenotypes in different mouse models of accelerated aging and discuss their implications with respect to aging and aging-related disorders.
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- Jin Young Lee
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Centre for Healthy Ageing, National University Health System, Singapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR, Singapore
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California
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Luo J, Mills K, le Cessie S, Noordam R, van Heemst D. Ageing, age-related diseases and oxidative stress: What to do next? Ageing Res Rev 2020; 57:100982. [PMID: 31733333 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2019.100982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Among other mechanisms, oxidative stress has been postulated to play an important role in the rate of ageing. Oxidative damage contributes to the hallmarks of ageing and essential components in pathological pathways which are thought to drive multiple age-related diseases. Nonetheless, results from studies testing the hypothesis of oxidative stress in ageing and diseases showed controversial results. While observational studies mainly found detrimental effects of high oxidative stress levels on disease status, randomized clinical trials examining the effect of antioxidant supplementation on disease status generally showed null effects. However, re-evaluations of these counterinitiative observations are required considering the lack of reliability and specificity of traditionally used biomarkers for measuring oxidative stress. To facilitate these re-evaluations, this review summarizes the basic knowledge of oxidative stress and the present findings regarding the role of oxidative damage in ageing and age-related diseases. Meanwhile, two approaches are highlighted, namely proper participants selection, together with the development of reliable biomarkers. We propose that oxidized vitamin E metabolites may be used to accurately monitor individual functional antioxidant level, which might serve as promising key solutions for future elucidating the impact of oxidative stress on ageing and age-related diseases.
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de Lucia C, Wallner M, Eaton DM, Zhao H, Houser SR, Koch WJ. Echocardiographic Strain Analysis for the Early Detection of Left Ventricular Systolic/Diastolic Dysfunction and Dyssynchrony in a Mouse Model of Physiological Aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2019; 74:455-461. [PMID: 29917053 PMCID: PMC6417453 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Heart disease is the leading cause of hospitalization and death worldwide, severely affecting health care costs. Aging is a significant risk factor for heart disease, and the senescent heart is characterized by structural and functional changes including diastolic and systolic dysfunction as well as left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony. Speckle tracking-based strain echocardiography (STE) has been shown as a noninvasive, reproducible, and highly sensitive methodology to evaluate LV function in both animal models and humans. Herein, we describe the efficiency of this technique as a comprehensive and sensitive method for the detection of age-related cardiac dysfunction in mice. Compared with conventional echocardiographic measurements, radial and longitudinal strain, and reverse longitudinal strain were able to detect subtle changes in systolic and diastolic cardiac function in mice at an earlier time point during aging. Additionally, the data show a gradual and consistent decrease with age in regional contractility throughout the entire LV, in both radial and longitudinal axes. Furthermore, we observed that LV segmental dyssynchrony in longitudinal axis reliably differentiated between aged and young mice. Therefore, we propose the use of echocardiographic strain as a highly sensitive and accurate technology enabling and evaluating the effect of new treatments to fight age-induced cardiac disease.
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- Claudio de Lucia
- Center for Translational Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Translational Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Wilkinson MJ, Selman C, McLaughlin L, Horan L, Hamilton L, Gilbert C, Chadwick C, Flynn JN. Progressing the care, husbandry and management of ageing mice used in scientific studies. Lab Anim 2019; 54:225-238. [PMID: 31403890 PMCID: PMC7301645 DOI: 10.1177/0023677219865291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Driven by the longer lifespans of humans, particularly in Westernised societies, and the need to know more about ‘healthy ageing’, ageing mice are being used increasingly in scientific research. Many departments and institutes involved with ageing research have developed their own systems to determine intervention points for potential refinements and to identify humane end points. Several good systems are in use, but variations between them could contribute to poor reproducibility of the science achieved. Working with scientific and regulatory communities in the UK, we have reviewed the clinical signs observed in ageing mice and developed recommendations for enhanced monitoring, behaviour assessment, husbandry and veterinary interventions. We advocate that the default time point for enhanced monitoring should be 15 months of age, unless prior information is available. Importantly, the enhanced monitoring should cause no additional harms to the animals. Where a mouse strain is well characterised, the onset of age-related enhanced monitoring may be modified based on knowledge of the onset of an expected age-related clinical sign. In progeroid models where ageing is accelerated, enhanced monitoring may need to be brought forward. Information on the background strain must be considered, as it influences the onset of age-related clinical signs. The range of ageing models currently used means that there will be no ‘one-size fits all’ solution. Increased awareness of the issues will lead to more refined and consistent husbandry of ageing mice, and application of humane end points will help to reduce the numbers of animals maintained for longer than is scientifically justified.
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU), Home Office, UK
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Ogrodnik M, Salmonowicz H, Gladyshev VN. Integrating cellular senescence with the concept of damage accumulation in aging: Relevance for clearance of senescent cells. Aging Cell 2019; 18:e12841. [PMID: 30346102 PMCID: PMC6351832 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Understanding the aging process and ways to manipulate it is of major importance for biology and medicine. Among the many aging theories advanced over the years, the concept most consistent with experimental evidence posits the buildup of numerous forms of molecular damage as a foundation of the aging process. Here, we discuss that this concept integrates well with recent findings on cellular senescence, offering a novel view on the role of senescence in aging and age‐related disease. Cellular senescence has a well‐established role in cellular aging, but its impact on the rate of organismal aging is less defined. One of the most prominent features of cellular senescence is its association with macromolecular damage. The relationship between cell senescence and damage concerns both damage as a molecular signal of senescence induction and accelerated accumulation of damage in senescent cells. We describe the origin, regulatory mechanisms, and relevance of various damage forms in senescent cells. This view on senescent cells as carriers and inducers of damage puts new light on senescence, considering it as a significant contributor to the rise in organismal damage. Applying these ideas, we critically examine current evidence for a role of cellular senescence in aging and age‐related diseases. We also discuss the differential impact of longevity interventions on senescence burden and other types of age‐related damage. Finally, we propose a model on the role of aging‐related damage accumulation and the rate of aging observed upon senescent cell clearance.
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- Mikolaj Ogrodnik
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences; Newcastle University Institute for Ageing; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences; Newcastle University Institute for Ageing; Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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- Division of Genetics; Department of Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Boston Massachusetts
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Peng Y, Shapiro SL, Banduseela VC, Dieterich IA, Hewitt KJ, Bresnick EH, Kong G, Zhang J, Schueler KL, Keller MP, Attie AD, Hacker TA, Sullivan R, Kielar‐Grevstad E, Arriola Apelo SI, Lamming DW, Anderson RM, Puglielli L. Increased transport of acetyl-CoA into the endoplasmic reticulum causes a progeria-like phenotype. Aging Cell 2018; 17:e12820. [PMID: 30051577 PMCID: PMC6156544 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The membrane transporter AT-1/SLC33A1 translocates cytosolic acetyl-CoA into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), participating in quality control mechanisms within the secretory pathway. Mutations and duplication events in AT-1/SLC33A1 are highly pleiotropic and have been linked to diseases such as spastic paraplegia, developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, propensity to seizures, and dysmorphism. Despite these known associations, the biology of this key transporter is only beginning to be uncovered. Here, we show that systemic overexpression of AT-1 in the mouse leads to a segmental form of progeria with dysmorphism and metabolic alterations. The phenotype includes delayed growth, short lifespan, alopecia, skin lesions, rectal prolapse, osteoporosis, cardiomegaly, muscle atrophy, reduced fertility, and anemia. In terms of homeostasis, the AT-1 overexpressing mouse displays hypocholesterolemia, altered glycemia, and increased indices of systemic inflammation. Mechanistically, the phenotype is caused by a block in Atg9a-Fam134b-LC3β and Atg9a-Sec62-LC3β interactions, and defective reticulophagy, the autophagic recycling of the ER. Inhibition of ATase1/ATase2 acetyltransferase enzymes downstream of AT-1 restores reticulophagy and rescues the phenotype of the animals. These data suggest that inappropriately elevated acetyl-CoA flux into the ER directly induces defects in autophagy and recycling of subcellular structures and that this diversion of acetyl-CoA from cytosol to ER is causal in the progeria phenotype. Collectively, these data establish the cytosol-to-ER flux of acetyl-CoA as a novel event that dictates the pace of aging phenotypes and identify intracellular acetyl-CoA-dependent homeostatic mechanisms linked to metabolism and inflammation.
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- Yajing Peng
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Waisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Waisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Waisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Present address:
Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Waisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Neuroscience Training ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative BiologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative BiologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative BiologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative BiologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Cardiovascular Research CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Present address:
Department of Dairy ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Geriatric Research Education Clinical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMadisonWisconsin
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Waisman CenterUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
- Geriatric Research Education Clinical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMadisonWisconsin
- Department of NeuroscienceUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsin
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Farr JN, Almeida M. The Spectrum of Fundamental Basic Science Discoveries Contributing to Organismal Aging. J Bone Miner Res 2018; 33:1568-1584. [PMID: 30075061 PMCID: PMC6327947 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Aging research has undergone unprecedented advances at an accelerating rate in recent years, leading to excitement in the field as well as opportunities for imagination and innovation. Novel insights indicate that, rather than resulting from a preprogrammed series of events, the aging process is predominantly driven by fundamental non-adaptive mechanisms that are interconnected, linked, and overlap. To varying degrees, these mechanisms also manifest with aging in bone where they cause skeletal fragility. Because these mechanisms of aging can be manipulated, it might be possible to slow, delay, or alleviate multiple age-related diseases and their complications by targeting conserved genetic signaling pathways, controlled functional networks, and basic biochemical processes. Indeed, findings in various mammalian species suggest that targeting fundamental aging mechanisms (eg, via either loss-of-function or gain-of-function mutations or administration of pharmacological therapies) can extend healthspan; ie, the healthy period of life free of chronic diseases. In this review, we summarize the evidence supporting the role of the spectrum of fundamental basic science discoveries contributing to organismal aging, with emphasis on mammalian studies and in particular aging mechanisms in bone that drive skeletal fragility. These mechanisms or aging hallmarks include: genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and altered intercellular communication. Because these mechanisms are linked, interventions that ameliorate one hallmark can in theory ameliorate others. In the field of bone and mineral research, current challenges include defining the relative contributions of each aging hallmark to the natural skeletal aging process, better understanding the complex interconnections among the hallmarks, and identifying the most effective therapeutic strategies to safely target multiple hallmarks. Based on their interconnections, it may be feasible to simultaneously interfere with several fundamental aging mechanisms to alleviate a wide spectrum of age-related chronic diseases, including osteoporosis. © 2018 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Joshua N Farr
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Osipova ED, Komleva YK, Morgun AV, Lopatina OL, Panina YA, Olovyannikova RY, Vais EF, Salmin VV, Salmina AB. Designing in vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Models Reproducing Alterations in Brain Aging. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:234. [PMID: 30127733 PMCID: PMC6088457 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) modeling in vitro is a huge area of research covering study of intercellular communications and development of BBB, establishment of specific properties that provide controlled permeability of the barrier. Current approaches in designing new BBB models include development of new (bio) scaffolds supporting barriergenesis/angiogenesis and BBB integrity; use of methods enabling modulation of BBB permeability; application of modern analytical techniques for screening the transfer of metabolites, bio-macromolecules, selected drug candidates and drug delivery systems; establishment of 3D models; application of microfluidic technologies; reconstruction of microphysiological systems with the barrier constituents. Acceptance of idea that BBB in vitro models should resemble real functional activity of the barrier in different periods of ontogenesis and in different (patho) physiological conditions leads to proposal that establishment of BBB in vitro model with alterations specific for aging brain is one of current challenges in neurosciences and bioengineering. Vascular dysfunction in the aging brain often associates with leaky BBB, alterations in perivascular microenvironment, neuroinflammation, perturbed neuronal and astroglial activity within the neurovascular unit, impairments in neurogenic niches where microvascular scaffold plays a key regulatory role. The review article is focused on aging-related alterations in BBB and current approaches to development of “aging” BBB models in vitro.
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- Elena D Osipova
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.,Research Institute of Molecular Medicine & Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.,Research Institute of Molecular Medicine & Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.,Research Institute of Molecular Medicine & Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Medical and Biological Physics, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical, Pharmaceutical & Toxicological Chemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.,Research Institute of Molecular Medicine & Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Carrero D, Soria-Valles C, López-Otín C. Hallmarks of progeroid syndromes: lessons from mice and reprogrammed cells. Dis Model Mech 2017; 9:719-35. [PMID: 27482812 PMCID: PMC4958309 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.024711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ageing is a process that inevitably affects most living organisms and involves the accumulation of macromolecular damage, genomic instability and loss of heterochromatin. Together, these alterations lead to a decline in stem cell function and to a reduced capability to regenerate tissue. In recent years, several genetic pathways and biochemical mechanisms that contribute to physiological ageing have been described, but further research is needed to better characterize this complex biological process. Because premature ageing (progeroid) syndromes, including progeria, mimic many of the characteristics of human ageing, research into these conditions has proven to be very useful not only to identify the underlying causal mechanisms and identify treatments for these pathologies, but also for the study of physiological ageing. In this Review, we summarize the main cellular and animal models used in progeria research, with an emphasis on patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell models, and define a series of molecular and cellular hallmarks that characterize progeroid syndromes and parallel physiological ageing. Finally, we describe the therapeutic strategies being investigated for the treatment of progeroid syndromes, and their main limitations. Summary: This Review defines the molecular and cellular hallmarks of progeroid syndromes according to the main cellular and animal models, and discusses the therapeutic strategies developed to date.
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- Dido Carrero
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain
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Ji M, Su X, Liu J, Zhao Y, Li Z, Xu X, Li H, Nashun B. Comparison of naturally aging and D-galactose induced aging model in beagle dogs. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:5881-5888. [PMID: 29285136 PMCID: PMC5740571 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.5327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Animal models have been used to study aging for decades. In numerous aging studies, beagles are the most commonly used breed of dog. However, few studies have compared between naturally aging models and experimentally induced aging models in beagle dogs. In the present study, a D-galactose induced aging model was compared with a naturally aging model, and young adult dogs were considered as the young control group. The level of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in serum, and brain tissue were measured. Histopathological comparisons of the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs and spleen were evaluated using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, in addition, the brain was evaluated by H&E staining, and Nissl staining. The expression levels of aging-associated factors in the hippocampus, including proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), P16 and P21 were also determined through reverse transcription quantitative-polymerase chain reaction, and western blot analysis. The results indicated that D-galactose induced aging significantly increased the MDA level, while the levels of SOD and GSH-Px were diminished when compared with the young control group, which was similar to the naturally aging group. Parallel histopathological features were observed in the D-galactose induced aging and naturally aging groups compared with the young control group. However, a reduced expression level of PCNA, and increased expression levels of P16 and P21 were observed in the naturally ageing and induced aging groups compared with the young control group. The results of the current study demonstrated that the beagle dogs in D-galactose induced aging model exhibited significant similarities with the naturally aging model, providing evidence to support that the D-galactose induced aging model may be applied to aging studies.
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- Musi Ji
- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China.,Department of Internal Medicine, Liaobu Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523400, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China
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The health of an organism is orchestrated by a multitude of molecular and biochemical networks responsible for ensuring homeostasis within cells and tissues. However, upon aging, a progressive failure in the maintenance of this homeostatic balance occurs in response to a variety of endogenous and environmental stresses, allowing the accumulation of damage, the physiological decline of individual tissues, and susceptibility to diseases. What are the molecular and cellular signaling events that control the aging process and how can this knowledge help design therapeutic strategies to combat age-associated diseases? Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the evolutionarily conserved biological processes that alter the rate of aging and discuss their link to disease prevention and the extension of healthy life span.
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- Celine E Riera
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720; .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.,Glenn Center for Research on Aging, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Chromosome ends are complex structures, which require a panel of factors for their elongation, replication, and protection. We describe here the mechanics of mammalian telomeres, dynamics and maintainance in relation to lamins. Multiple biochemical connections, including association of telomeres to the nuclear envelope and matrix, of telomeric proteins to lamins, and of lamin-associated proteins to chromosome ends, underline the interplay between lamins and telomeres. Paths toward senescence, such as defective telomere replication, altered heterochromatin organization, and impaired DNA repair, are common to lamins' and telomeres' dysfunction. The convergence of phenotypes can be interpreted through a model of dynamic, lamin-controlled functional platforms dedicated to the function of telomeres as fragile sites. The features of telomeropathies and laminopathies, and of animal models underline further overlapping aspects, including the alteration of stem cell compartments. We expect that future studies of basic biology and on aging will benefit from the analysis of this telomere-lamina interplay.
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- Romina Burla
- a Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "C. Darwin," Sapienza Università di Roma , Rome, Italy.,b Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari del CNR , Rome , Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "C. Darwin," Sapienza Università di Roma , Rome, Italy
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- a Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie "C. Darwin," Sapienza Università di Roma , Rome, Italy.,b Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari del CNR , Rome , Italy.,c Istituto Pasteur Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti , Rome , Italy
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Kim Y, Nam HG, Valenzano DR. The short-lived African turquoise killifish: an emerging experimental model for ageing. Dis Model Mech 2016; 9:115-29. [PMID: 26839399 PMCID: PMC4770150 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.023226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Human ageing is a fundamental biological process that leads to functional decay, increased risk for various diseases and, ultimately, death. Some of the basic biological mechanisms underlying human ageing are shared with other organisms; thus, animal models have been invaluable in providing key mechanistic and molecular insights into the common bases of biological ageing. In this Review, we briefly summarise the major applications of the most commonly used model organisms adopted in ageing research and highlight their relevance in understanding human ageing. We compare the strengths and limitations of different model organisms and discuss in detail an emerging ageing model, the short-lived African turquoise killifish. We review the recent progress made in using the turquoise killifish to study the biology of ageing and discuss potential future applications of this promising animal model.
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- Yumi Kim
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, D50931, Cologne, Germany Department of New Biology, DGIST, 711-873, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of New Biology, DGIST, 711-873, Daegu, Republic of Korea Center for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science, 711-873, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Kõks S, Dogan S, Tuna BG, González-Navarro H, Potter P, Vandenbroucke RE. Mouse models of ageing and their relevance to disease. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 160:41-53. [PMID: 27717883 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ageing is a process that gradually increases the organism's vulnerability to death. It affects different biological pathways, and the underlying cellular mechanisms are complex. In view of the growing disease burden of ageing populations, increasing efforts are being invested in understanding the pathways and mechanisms of ageing. We review some mouse models commonly used in studies on ageing, highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the different strategies, and discuss their relevance to disease susceptibility. In addition to addressing the genetics and phenotypic analysis of mice, we discuss examples of models of delayed or accelerated ageing and their modulation by caloric restriction.
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- Sulev Kõks
- University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia and Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
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- Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Yeditepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Institute of Health Research-INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain and CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK.
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- Inflammation Research Center, VIB, Ghent, Belgium, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Different Mechanisms of Longevity in Long-Lived Mouse and Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants Revealed by Statistical Analysis of Mortality Rates. Genetics 2016; 204:905-920. [PMID: 27638422 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.116.192369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Mouse and Caenorhabditis elegans mutants with altered life spans are being used to investigate the aging process and how genes determine life span. The survival of a population can be modeled by the Gompertz function, which comprises two parameters. One of these parameters ("G") describes the rate at which mortality accelerates with age and is often described as the "rate of aging." The other parameter ("A") may correspond to the organism's baseline vulnerability to deleterious effects of disease and the environment. We show that, in mice, life-span-extending mutations systematically fail to affect the age-dependent acceleration of mortality (G), but instead affect only baseline vulnerability (A). This remains true even when comparing strains maintained under identical environmental conditions. In contrast, life-span-extending mutations in C. elegans were associated with decreases in G These observations on mortality rate kinetics suggest that the mechanisms of aging in mammals might fundamentally differ from those in nematodes.
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Ferrucci L. Commentary: Life course epidemiology embraces geroscience. Int J Epidemiol 2016; 45:1015-1019. [PMID: 27880694 PMCID: PMC5841629 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Luigi Ferrucci
- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging - NIH, 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21224 USA. E-mail:
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Callegari AJ. Does transcription-associated DNA damage limit lifespan? DNA Repair (Amst) 2016; 41:1-7. [PMID: 27010736 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Small mammals undergo an aging process similar to that of larger mammals, but aging occurs at a dramatically faster rate. This phenomenon is often assumed to be the result of damage caused by reactive oxygen species generated in mitochondria. An alternative explanation for the phenomenon is suggested here. The rate of RNA synthesis is dramatically elevated in small mammals and correlates quantitatively with the rate of aging among different mammalian species. The rate of RNA synthesis is reduced by caloric restriction and inhibition of TOR pathway signaling, two perturbations that increase lifespan in multiple metazoan species. From bacteria to man, the transcription of a gene has been found to increase the rate at which it is damaged, and a number of lines of evidence suggest that DNA damage is sufficient to induce multiple symptoms associated with normal aging. Thus, the correlations frequently found between the rate of RNA synthesis and the rate of aging could potentially reflect an important role for transcription-associated DNA damage in the aging process.
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- A John Callegari
- Molecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Treuting PM, Snyder JM, Ikeno Y, Schofield PN, Ward JM, Sundberg JP. The Vital Role of Pathology in Improving Reproducibility and Translational Relevance of Aging Studies in Rodents. Vet Pathol 2016; 53:244-9. [PMID: 26792843 PMCID: PMC4835687 DOI: 10.1177/0300985815620629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Pathology is a discipline of medicine that adds great benefit to aging studies of rodents by integrating in vivo, biochemical, and molecular data. It is not possible to diagnose systemic illness, comorbidities, and proximate causes of death in aging studies without the morphologic context provided by histopathology. To date, many rodent aging studies do not utilize end points supported by systematic necropsy and histopathology, which leaves studies incomplete, contradictory, and difficult to interpret. As in traditional toxicity studies, if the effect of a drug, dietary treatment, or altered gene expression on aging is to be studied, systematic pathology analysis must be included to determine the causes of age-related illness, moribundity, and death. In this Commentary, the authors discuss the factors that should be considered in the design of aging studies in mice, with the inclusion of robust pathology practices modified after those developed by toxicologic and discovery research pathologists. Investigators in the field of aging must consider the use of histopathology in their rodent aging studies in this era of integrative and preclinical geriatric science (geroscience).
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- P M Treuting
- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Barshop Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Research Service and Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center, Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA
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- Global VetPathology, Montgomery Village, MD, USA
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Progeroid mouse models display phenotypes in multiple organ systems that suggest premature aging and resemble features of natural aging of both mice and humans. The prospect of a significant increase in the global elderly population within the next decades has led to the emergence of "geroscience," which aims at elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in aging. Progeroid mouse models are frequently used in geroscience as they provide insight into the molecular mechanisms that are involved in the highly complex process of natural aging. This review provides an overview of the most commonly reported nonneoplastic macroscopic and microscopic pathologic findings in progeroid mouse models (eg, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, intervertebral disc degeneration, kyphosis, sarcopenia, cutaneous atrophy, wound healing, hair loss, alopecia, lymphoid atrophy, cataract, corneal endothelial dystrophy, retinal degenerative diseases, and vascular remodeling). Furthermore, several shortcomings in pathologic analysis and descriptions of these models are discussed. Progeroid mouse models are valuable models for aging, but thorough knowledge of both the mouse strain background and the progeria-related phenotype is required to guide interpretation and translation of the pathology data.
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- L Harkema
- Dutch Molecular Pathology Center, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Molecular Pathology Center, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Molecular Pathology Center, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Pediatrics, Division of Molecular Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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The role of oxidative stress in the aging process has been highly debated for decades and remains equivocal. A new study published in Cell Research reports a novel role for the aging-associated SIRT6 deacetylase in the control of oxidative homeostasis in human mesenchymal stem cells.
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- Chen-Yu Liao
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945, USA
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Xin L, Jiang TT, Kinder JM, Ertelt JM, Way SS. Infection susceptibility and immune senescence with advancing age replicated in accelerated aging Lmna(Dhe) mice. Aging Cell 2015; 14:1122-6. [PMID: 26248606 PMCID: PMC4693468 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Aging confers increased susceptibility to common pathogens including influenza A virus. Despite shared vulnerability to infection with advancing age in humans and rodents, the relatively long time required for immune senescence to take hold practically restricts the use of naturally aged mice to investigate aging‐induced immunological shifts. Here, we show accelerated aging LmnaDhe mice with spontaneous mutation in the nuclear scaffolding protein, lamin A, replicate infection susceptibility, and substantial immune cell shifts that occur with advancing age. Naturally aged (≥20 month) and 2‐ to 3‐month‐old LmnaDhe mice share near identically increased influenza A susceptibility compared with age‐matched LmnaWT control mice. Increased mortality and higher viral burden after influenza infection in LmnaDhe mice parallel reduced accumulation of lung alveolar macrophage cells, systemic expansion of immune suppressive Foxp3+ regulatory T cells, and skewed immune dominance among viral‐specific CD8+T cells similar to the immunological phenotype of naturally aged mice. Thus, aging‐induced infection susceptibility and immune senescence are replicated in accelerated aging LmnaDhe mice.
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- Lijun Xin
- Division of Infectious Diseases Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati OH 45229 USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati OH 45229 USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati OH 45229 USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati OH 45229 USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati OH 45229 USA
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Shaposhnikov M, Proshkina E, Shilova L, Zhavoronkov A, Moskalev A. Lifespan and Stress Resistance in Drosophila with Overexpressed DNA Repair Genes. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15299. [PMID: 26477511 PMCID: PMC4609912 DOI: 10.1038/srep15299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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DNA repair declines with age and correlates with longevity in many animal species. In this study, we investigated the effects of GAL4-induced overexpression of genes implicated in DNA repair on lifespan and resistance to stress factors in Drosophila melanogaster. Stress factors included hyperthermia, oxidative stress, and starvation. Overexpression was either constitutive or conditional and either ubiquitous or tissue-specific (nervous system). Overexpressed genes included those involved in recognition of DNA damage (homologs of HUS1, CHK2), nucleotide and base excision repair (homologs of XPF, XPC and AP-endonuclease-1), and repair of double-stranded DNA breaks (homologs of BRCA2, XRCC3, KU80 and WRNexo). The overexpression of different DNA repair genes led to both positive and negative effects on lifespan and stress resistance. Effects were dependent on GAL4 driver, stage of induction, sex, and role of the gene in the DNA repair process. While the constitutive/neuron-specific and conditional/ubiquitous overexpression of DNA repair genes negatively impacted lifespan and stress resistance, the constitutive/ubiquitous and conditional/neuron-specific overexpression of Hus1, mnk, mei-9, mus210, and WRNexo had beneficial effects. This study demonstrates for the first time the effects of overexpression of these DNA repair genes on both lifespan and stress resistance in D. melanogaster.
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- Mikhail Shaposhnikov
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.,Institute of Biology of Komi Science Center of Ural Branch of RAS, Syktyvkar, 167982, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia.,Institute of Biology of Komi Science Center of Ural Branch of RAS, Syktyvkar, 167982, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of Komi Science Center of Ural Branch of RAS, Syktyvkar, 167982, Russia
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- Insilico Medicine, Inc, Johns Hopkins University, ETC, B301, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Panchenko AV, Popovich IG, Trashkov AP, Egormin PA, Yurova MN, Tyndyk ML, Gubareva EA, Artyukin IN, Vasiliev AG, Khaitsev NV, Zabezhinski MA, Anisimov VN. Biomarkers of aging, life span and spontaneous carcinogenesis in the wild type and HER-2 transgenic FVB/N female mice. Biogerontology 2015; 17:317-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9611-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vijg J, Kennedy BK. The Essence of Aging. Gerontology 2015; 62:381-5. [PMID: 26389968 DOI: 10.1159/000439348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The idea that aging is a purposeful, programmed series of events is intuitively appealing based on its many conserved aspects and the demonstrated feasibility of modifying life span by manipulating single genes or pathways. Yet, the case for a nonadaptive basis of aging is strong and now all but generally accepted in the field. Here, we briefly review why the case for programmed aging is weak, with a focus on the lack of possible evolutionary beneficial effects.
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- Jan Vijg
- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, N.Y., USA
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