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Mas-Bargues C, Alique M, Barrús-Ortiz MT, Borrás C, Rodrigues-Díez R. Exploring New Kingdoms: The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Oxi-Inflamm-Aging Related to Cardiorenal Syndrome. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 11:78. [PMID: 35052582 PMCID: PMC8773353 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The incidence of age associated chronic diseases has increased in recent years. Although several diverse causes produce these phenomena, abundant evidence shows that oxidative stress plays a central role. In recent years, numerous studies have focused on elucidating the role of oxidative stress in the development and progression of both aging and chronic diseases, opening the door to the discovery of new underlying mechanisms and signaling pathways. Among them, senolytics and senomorphics, and extracellular vesicles offer new therapeutic strategies to slow the development of aging and its associated chronic diseases by decreasing oxidative stress. In this review, we aim to discuss the role of extracellular vesicles in human cardiorenal syndrome development and their possible role as biomarkers, targets, or vehicles of drugs to treat this syndrome.
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- Cristina Mas-Bargues
- Grupo de Investigación Freshage, Departmento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.M.-B.); (C.B.)
- Instituto Sanitario de Investigación INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERFES, ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, 28871 Madrid, Spain;
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Univesidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación Freshage, Departmento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (C.M.-B.); (C.B.)
- Instituto Sanitario de Investigación INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERFES, ISCIII), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Koppula S, Akther M, Haque ME, Kopalli SR. Potential Nutrients from Natural and Synthetic Sources Targeting Inflammaging-A Review of Literature, Clinical Data and Patents. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13114058. [PMID: 34836313 PMCID: PMC8617641 DOI: 10.3390/nu13114058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Inflammaging, the steady development of the inflammatory state over age is an attributable characteristic of aging that potentiates the initiation of pathogenesis in many age-related disorders (ARDs) including neurodegenerative diseases, arthritis, cancer, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Inflammaging is characterized by subclinical chronic, low grade, steady inflammatory states and is considered a crucial underlying cause behind the high mortality and morbidity rate associated with ARDs. Although a coherent set of studies detailed the underlying pathomechanisms of inflammaging, the potential benefits from non-toxic nutrients from natural and synthetic sources in modulating or delaying inflammaging processes was not discussed. In this review, the available literature and recent updates of natural and synthetic nutrients that help in controlling inflammaging process was explored. Also, we discussed the clinical trial reports and patent claims on potential nutrients demonstrating therapeutic benefits in controlling inflammaging and inflammation-associated ARDs.
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- Sushruta Koppula
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27381, Korea; (S.K.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27381, Korea; (S.K.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Applied Life Science, Graduate School, BK21 Program, Konkuk University, Chungju 27381, Korea;
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-6935-2619
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Sawkulycz X, Bradburn S, Robinson A, Payton A, Pendleton N, Murgatroyd C. Regulation of interleukin 6 by a polymorphic CpG within the frontal cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2020; 92:75-81. [PMID: 32408055 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The cytokine interleukin 6 (IL-6) has been linked to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is the first study to investigate the genetic and epigenetic interactions in the control of IL-6 in human brain and its relation to AD neuropathology in prefrontal cortex tissues from AD and controls genotyped for the SNP -174 C/G rs1800795, a polymorphic CpG in which the G allele creates a CpG site. Within CC homozygotes there were significantly higher brain levels of IL-6 protein compared to G allele carriers. The C allele that resulted in an absence of methylation at a CpG was also associated with significant changes in methylation at neighboring CpGs. Furthermore, there were significant differences in methylation between CC and CG/GG at CpG sites in the AD and control groups. That DNA methylation was altered in the brains by the presence of rs1800795, which further correlated with protein levels suggests the presence of a polymorphic CpG and genetic-epigenetic interactions in the regulation of IL-6 in the prefrontal cortex within AD brains.
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- Xenia Sawkulycz
- Department of Life Sciences, Bioscience Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Bioscience Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Sciences, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Bioscience Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
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Giuliani C, Garagnani P, Franceschi C. Genetics of Human Longevity Within an Eco-Evolutionary Nature-Nurture Framework. Circ Res 2019; 123:745-772. [PMID: 30355083 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.312562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Human longevity is a complex trait, and to disentangle its basis has a great theoretical and practical consequences for biomedicine. The genetics of human longevity is still poorly understood despite several investigations that used different strategies and protocols. Here, we argue that such rather disappointing harvest is largely because of the extraordinary complexity of the longevity phenotype in humans. The capability to reach the extreme decades of human lifespan seems to be the result of an intriguing mixture of gene-environment interactions. Accordingly, the genetics of human longevity is here described as a highly context-dependent phenomenon, within a new integrated, ecological, and evolutionary perspective, and is presented as a dynamic process, both historically and individually. The available literature has been scrutinized within this perspective, paying particular attention to factors (sex, individual biography, family, population ancestry, social structure, economic status, and education, among others) that have been relatively neglected. The strength and limitations of the most powerful and used tools, such as genome-wide association study and whole-genome sequencing, have been discussed, focusing on prominently emerged genes and regions, such as apolipoprotein E, Forkhead box O3, interleukin 6, insulin-like growth factor-1, chromosome 9p21, 5q33.3, and somatic mutations among others. The major results of this approach suggest that (1) the genetics of longevity is highly population specific; (2) small-effect alleles, pleiotropy, and the complex allele timing likely play a major role; (3) genetic risk factors are age specific and need to be integrated in the light of the geroscience perspective; (4) a close relationship between genetics of longevity and genetics of age-related diseases (especially cardiovascular diseases) do exist. Finally, the urgent need of a global approach to the largely unexplored interactions between the 3 genetics of human body, that is, nuclear, mitochondrial, and microbiomes, is stressed. We surmise that the comprehensive approach here presented will help in increasing the above-mentioned harvest.
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- Cristina Giuliani
- From the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology and Centre for Genome Biology (C.G.), University of Bologna, Italy.,School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (C.G.).,Interdepartmental Centre 'L. Galvani' (CIG), University of Bologna, Italy (C.G.)
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) (P.G.), University of Bologna, Italy.,Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (P.G.)
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The Link Between Inflammaging and Degenerative Joint Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030614. [PMID: 30708978 PMCID: PMC6386892 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aging is an inevitable process in the human body that is associated with a multitude of systemic and localized changes. All these conditions have a common pathogenic mechanism characterized by the presence of a low-grade proinflammatory status. Inflammaging refers to all the processes that contribute to the occurrence of various diseases associated with aging such as frailty, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, type 2 diabetes, or osteoarthritis. Inflammaging is systemic, chronic, and asymptomatic. Osteoarthritis and many age-related degenerative joint diseases are correlated with aging mechanisms such as the presence of an inflammatory microenvironment and the impaired link between inflammasomes and autophagy. There is a close relationship between chondrocyte activity and local articular environment changes due to cell senescence, followed by secretion of inflammatory mediators. In addition, systemic inflammaging can lead to cartilage destruction, pain, disability, and an impaired quality of life. The purpose of this review is to summarize the main mechanisms implicated in inflammaging and the connection it has with degenerative joint diseases.
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Prattichizzo F, De Nigris V, Mancuso E, Spiga R, Giuliani A, Matacchione G, Lazzarini R, Marcheselli F, Recchioni R, Testa R, La Sala L, Rippo MR, Procopio AD, Olivieri F, Ceriello A. Short-term sustained hyperglycaemia fosters an archetypal senescence-associated secretory phenotype in endothelial cells and macrophages. Redox Biol 2018; 15:170-181. [PMID: 29253812 PMCID: PMC5735298 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Diabetic status is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation and an increased burden of senescent cells. Recently, the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) has been suggested as a possible source of inflammatory factors in obesity-induced type 2 diabetes. However, while senescence is a known consequence of hyperglycaemia, evidences of SASP as a result of the glycaemic insult are missing. In addition, few data are available regarding which cell types are the main SASP-spreading cells in vivo. Adopting a four-pronged approach we demonstrated that: i) an archetypal SASP response that was at least partly attributable to endothelial cells and macrophages is induced in mouse kidney after in vivo exposure to sustained hyperglycaemia; ii) reproducing a similar condition in vitro in endothelial cells and macrophages, hyperglycaemic stimulus largely phenocopies the SASP acquired during replicative senescence; iii) in endothelial cells, hyperglycaemia-induced senescence and SASP could be prevented by SOD-1 overexpression; and iiii) ex vivo circulating angiogenic cells derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from diabetic patients displayed features consistent with the SASP. Overall, the present findings document a direct link between hyperglycaemia and the SASP in endothelial cells and macrophages, making the SASP a highly likely contributor to the fuelling of low-grade inflammation in diabetes.
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- Francesco Prattichizzo
- IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni,Milano, Italy; Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Viale Europa, University Magna-Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Viale Europa, University Magna-Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Sciences - Histology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Center of Clinical Pathology and Innovative Therapy, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Center of Clinical Pathology and Innovative Therapy, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory and Molecular Diagnostics, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; Center of Clinical Pathology and Innovative Therapy, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, DISCLIMO, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; Center of Clinical Pathology and Innovative Therapy, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Diabetes and Obesity Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain; Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy
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Rodrigues APDS, Rosa LPS, da Silva HD, Silveira-Lacerda EDP, Silveira EA. The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism PPARG2 Pro12Ala Affects Body Mass Index, Fat Mass, and Blood Pressure in Severely Obese Patients. J Obes 2018; 2018:2743081. [PMID: 30652031 PMCID: PMC6311828 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2743081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The PPARG2 Pro12Ala (rs1801282) and IL6 -174G >C (rs1800795) have important function in body weight regulation and a potential role in obesity risk. We aimed to investigate the association between PPARG2 Pro12Ala and IL6 -174G >C variants and the genotypes interaction with body composition, metabolic markers, food consumption, and physical activity in severely obese patients. METHODS 150 severely obese patients (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2) from Central Brazil were recruited. Body composition, metabolic parameters, physical activity, and dietary intake were measured. The genotype was determined by the qPCR TaqMan Assays System. Multiple linear regression and multiple logistic regression models were fitted adjusting for confounders. RESULTS Ala carriers of the Pro12Ala polymorphism had higher adiposity measures (BMI: p=0.031, and fat mass: p=0.049) and systolic blood pressure (p=0.026) compared to Pro homozygotes. We found no important associations between the -174G >C polymorphism and obesity phenotypes. When genotypes were combined, individuals with genotypes ProAla + AlaAla and GC + CC presented higher BMI (p=0.029) and higher polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) consumption (p=0.045) compared to the ones with genotypes ProPro and GG, and individuals carriers of the PPARG2 Ala allele only (genotype ProAla + AlaAla and GG) had higher fat mass and systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to the ones with genotypes ProPro and GG. CONCLUSIONS Severely obese individuals carrying the Ala allele of the PPARG2 Pro12Ala polymorphism had higher measures of adiposity and blood pressure, while no important associations were found for the IL6 -174G >C polymorphism.
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- Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues
- Health Science Post-Graduation Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 1a Avenida s/n, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Health Science Post-Graduation Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 1a Avenida s/n, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology (FIBRA), BR 060-153 KM 97 N° 3400, São João, Anápolis, GO 75000-001, Brazil
- Uni-Anhanguera University Center of Goias, Av. João Candido de Oliveira, 115-Cidade Jardim, Goiânia, GO 74423-115, Brazil
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- Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Av. Esperança, s/n, Campus Samambaia (Campus II), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Health Science Post-Graduation Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 1a Avenida s/n, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Wei GZ, Wang F, Zhao YG, Li SS, Shi ML, Gao K, Luo Y, Tang WR. Association of longevity with TNF-α G308A and IL-6 G174C polymorphic inflammatory biomarkers in Caucasians: a meta-analysis. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2016; 49:706-713. [PMID: 26754162 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-015-0992-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations in genes encoding tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 were previously shown to affect mortality. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the functional promoter regions of TNF-α (G308A) and IL-6 (G174C) are among the most widely studied. OBJECTIVES To determine whether TNF-α G308A and IL-6 G174C SNPs confer susceptibility to longevity, we performed a meta-analysis to comprehensively estimate the association between these SNPs and longevity in long-lived individuals (LLI, aged ≥ 80 years). MATERIALS AND METHODS Studies addressing the role of TNF-α and IL-6 SNPs in longevity were identified from the PubMed database. Pooled ORs with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the association between SNPs and longevity. RESULTS The meta-analysis was based on four studies of TNF-α G308A and nine of IL-6 G174C, covering a total of 2945 LLI individuals and 2992 controls. Overall, no significantly increased risks were observed for G308A [A vs. G (additive model): OR = 0.98, 95 % CI = 0.79-1.22, p = 0.852; AA + AG vs. GG (dominant model): OR = 0.97, 95 % CI = 0.75-1.24, p = 0.791] or for G174C [C vs. G (additive model): OR = 1.07, 95 % CI = 0.94-1.22, p = 0.293; CC + CG vs. GG (dominant model): OR = 1.09, 95 % CI = 0.93-1.28, p = 0.299]. There was no change in the significance when a cutoff age of ≥ 90 years was introduced. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence that the TNF-α G308A and IL-6 G174C SNPs affected the probability of reaching an advanced age in Caucasians, and that they have little effect on delaying the onset and progression of age-related diseases, but this does not rule out the possibility of population-specific effects caused by different genes and/or environmental factors and their interactions.
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- Gan-Zhong Wei
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging and Tumor, Medical Faculty, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chenggong Campus, 727 South Jingming Road, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
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Inflammaging and Anti-Inflammaging: The Role of Cytokines in Extreme Longevity. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2015; 64:111-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00005-015-0377-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sutherland AG, Cook A, Miller C, Duncan L, Yuecel R, Heys SD, Hutchison JD, Liversidge J. Older Patients Are Immunocompromised by Cytokine Depletion and Loss of Innate Immune Function After HIP Fracture Surgery. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil 2015; 6:295-302. [PMID: 26623165 PMCID: PMC4647197 DOI: 10.1177/2151458515605564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE/INTRODUCTION We have examined the immune status of elderly patients who underwent surgery for a hip fracture, an injury associated with poor postoperative outcomes, to identify specific immune defects. METHODS In a cohort observational study, 16 patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures had immune function evaluation prior to surgery, and then at 3 and 7 days postoperatively, using flow cytometry for phenotype and for monocyte and granulocyte phagocytic function and respiratory burst. Serum samples were stored and batch analyzed using a human cytokine 25-plex panel. RESULTS We report significant loss of innate immune function, related specifically to reduced granulocyte numbers by day 7 (P < .0001, flow cytometry; P < .05 white blood cells), and although granulocyte ability to take up opsonized Escherichia coli was increased (P < .05), the ability of those cells to generate a respiratory burst was reduced at days 3 and 7 (P < .05). Monocyte respiratory burst was also significantly reduced (P < .05). Serum cytokine levels indicated very poor T-cell function. CONCLUSION We have demonstrated that the antimicrobial immune response is profoundly reduced after surgery in elderly patients with hip fractures. The effect was sustained up to 7 days postoperatively, identifying these patients as particularly vulnerable to bacterial infections.
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- Section of Immunology and Infection, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Iain Fraser Cytometry Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Section of Immunology and Infection, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, United Kingdom
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Rea JNM, Carvalho A, McNerlan SE, Alexander HD, Rea IM. Genes and life-style factors in BELFAST nonagenarians: Nature, Nurture and Narrative. Biogerontology 2015; 16:587-97. [PMID: 25773008 PMCID: PMC4552771 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9567-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Understanding how to 'Age Longer and Age Well' is a priority for people personally, for populations globally and for government policy. Nonagenarians are the oldest members of our societies and survivors of their generation. Approximately 10 % of nonagenarians reach 90 years and beyond in good condition and seem to have a combination of both age-span and health-span. But what are the factors which help people reach their ninetieth birthday and beyond in good condition? Are they genetics, as in 'nature', or do they depend on 'nurture' and are related to environment, or are both factors inextricably intertwined within the concept of behavioural genetics? Nonagenarians have rich life experiences that can teach us much about ageing well; they are reservoirs of genetic, life-style and behavioural information which can help dissect out how to live not only longer but better. Personal family history and narrative are powerful tools that help to determine familial traits, beliefs and social behaviours and when used in parallel with new biotechnology methods inform and elaborate causality. Here we present themes and insights from personal narrative enquiry from nonagenarian participants from the Belfast Elderly Longitudinal Free-living Ageing STudy (BELFAST) about factors they consider important for good quality ageing and relate these insights to the emerging genetics and life-style evidence associated with healthy longevity.
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- Jennifer Nicola M. Rea
- Research Department Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Regional Cytogenetics Laboratory, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- School of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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Rea IM, Dellet M, Mills KI. Living long and ageing well: is epigenomics the missing link between nature and nurture? Biogerontology 2015; 17:33-54. [PMID: 26133292 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-015-9589-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human longevity is a complex trait and increasingly we understand that both genes and lifestyle interact in the longevity phenotype. Non-genetic factors, including diet, physical activity, health habits, and psychosocial factors contribute approximately 50% of the variability in human lifespan with another 25% explained by genetic differences. Family clusters of nonagenarian and centenarian siblings, who show both exceptional age-span and health-span, are likely to have inherited facilitatory gene groups, but also have nine decades of life experiences and behaviours which have interacted with their genetic profiles. Identification of their shared genes is just one small step in the link from genes to their physical and psychological profiles. Behavioural genomics is beginning to demonstrate links to biological mechanisms through regulation of gene expression, which directs the proteome and influences the personal phenotype. Epigenetics has been considered the missing link between nature and nurture. Although there is much that remains to be discovered, this article will discuss some of genetic and environmental factors which appear important in good quality longevity and link known epigenetic mechanisms to themes identified by nonagenarians themselves related to their longevity. Here we suggest that exceptional 90-year old siblings have adopted a range of behaviours and life-styles which have contributed to their ageing-well-phenotype and which link with important public health messages.
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- Irene Maeve Rea
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. .,School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.,Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast , Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.,Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Drozdzik M, Szlarb N, Kurzawski M. Interleukin-6 level and gene polymorphism in spontaneous miscarriage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 82:171-6. [PMID: 24032723 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The aetiology of spontaneous miscarriage, the most common pregnancy complication, remains undefined. One of postulated factors involved in miscarriage pathology is interleukin 6 (IL-6). Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate IL-6 and interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R) gene polymorphisms in patients with spontaneous miscarriage. One hundred fifty-seven patients diagnosed with spontaneous miscarriage and age and gestational time matched controls were included in the case-control study. In all study participants circulating IL-6 levels (chemiluminescent immunoassay) and IL6-174G>C as well as IL6R rs2228145:A>C polymorphisms were evaluated. The distribution of IL6 as well as IL6R alleles and genotypes were similar in the controls and patients with miscarriage. Only a trend of more frequent appearance of -174GC+CC and C allele in the patients with miscarriage was noted. Blood serum concentrations of IL-6 were significantly elevated in patients with miscarriage vs those with physiological pregnancy. Likewise, IL-6 concentrations differ significantly with the types of miscarriage. The highest concentrations of the cytokine was seen in subjects with incomplete miscarriage (4.28 ± 4.88 pg/ml) followed by imminent miscarriage (2.97 ± 2.42 pg/ml), and then missed miscarriage (2.07 ± 1.90 pg/ml), being significantly the lowest in missed miscarriage group. No association between the IL6 genotype and IL-6 serum concentration were noted, both in the miscarriage group and in the control group. The findings of the study support the role of IL-6 in spontaneous miscarriage irrespectively of its type. However, no correlation between circulating IL-6 and IL6 gene polymorphism, as well as IL-6 and IL-6R polymorphisms associations with spontaneous miscarriage were revealed.
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- M Drozdzik
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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Mocchegiani E, Romeo J, Malavolta M, Costarelli L, Giacconi R, Diaz LE, Marcos A. Zinc: dietary intake and impact of supplementation on immune function in elderly. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 35:839-60. [PMID: 22222917 PMCID: PMC3636409 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-011-9377-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The diet in the elderly does not provide a sufficient level of nutrients needed to maintain an adequate healthy status leading to micronutrient deficiencies and impaired immune response with subsequent development of degenerative diseases. Nutrient "zinc" is a relevant micronutrient involved in maintaining a good integrity of many body homeostatic mechanisms, including immune efficiency, owing to its requirement for the biological activity of many enzymes, proteins and for cellular proliferation and genomic stability. Old people aged 60-65 years and older have zinc intakes below 50% of the recommended daily allowance on a given day. Many causes can be involved: among them, altered intestinal absorption, inadequate mastication, psychosocial factors, drugs interactions, altered subcellular processes (zinc transporters (Zip and ZnT family), metallothioneins, divalent metal transporter-1). Zinc supplementation may remodel the immune alterations in elderly leading to healthy ageing. Several zinc trials have been carried out with contradictory data, perhaps due to incorrect choice of an effective zinc supplementation in old subjects showing subsequent zinc toxic effects on immunity. Old subjects with specific IL-6 polymorphism (GG allele carriers; named C-) are more prone for zinc supplementation than the entire old population, in whom correct dietary habits with foods containing zinc (Mediterranean diet) may be sufficient in restoring zinc deficiency and impaired immune response. We summarise the main causes of low zinc dietary intake in elderly reporting an update on the impact of zinc supplementation upon the immune response also on the basis of individual IL-6 polymorphism.
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- Eugenio Mocchegiani
- Ctr. Nutrition and Ageing, Italian National Research Centres on Ageing (INRCA), Via Birarelli 8, 60121, Ancona, Italy.
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Baylis D, Bartlett DB, Patel HP, Roberts HC. Understanding how we age: insights into inflammaging. LONGEVITY & HEALTHSPAN 2013; 2:8. [PMID: 24472098 PMCID: PMC3922951 DOI: 10.1186/2046-2395-2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Inflammaging is characterized by the upregulation of the inflammatory response that occurs with advancing age; its roots are strongly embedded in evolutionary theory.Inflammaging is believed to be a consequence of a remodelling of the innate and acquired immune system, resulting in chronic inflammatory cytokine production.Complex interrelated genetic, environmental and age-related factors determine an individual's vulnerability or resilience to inflammaging. These factors include polymorphisms to the promoter regions of cytokines, cytokine receptors and antagonists, age-related decreases in autophagy and increased adiposity. Anti-inflammaging describes the upregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in response to inflammaging, leading to higher levels of cortisol, which in turn may be detrimental, contributing to less successful ageing and frailty. This may be countered by the adrenal steroid dehydroepiandrosterone, which itself declines with age, leaving certain individuals more vulnerable. Inflammaging and anti-inflammaging have both been linked with a number of age-related outcomes, including chronic morbidity, functional decline and mortality. This important area of research offers unique insights into the ageing process and the potential for screening and targeted interventions.
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- Daniel Baylis
- Department of Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medicine for Older People, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Soerensen M, Dato S, Tan Q, Thinggaard M, Kleindorp R, Beekman M, Suchiman HED, Jacobsen R, McGue M, Stevnsner T, Bohr VA, de Craen AJM, Westendorp RGJ, Schreiber S, Slagboom PE, Nebel A, Vaupel JW, Christensen K, Christiansen L. Evidence from case-control and longitudinal studies supports associations of genetic variation in APOE, CETP, and IL6 with human longevity. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 35:487-500. [PMID: 22234866 PMCID: PMC3592963 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-011-9373-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, we investigated 102 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the common genetic variation in 16 genes recurrently regarded as candidates for human longevity: APOE; ACE; CETP; HFE; IL6; IL6R; MTHFR; TGFB1; APOA4; APOC3; SIRTs 1, 3, 6; and HSPAs 1A, 1L, 14. In a case-control study of 1,089 oldest-old (ages 92-93) and 736 middle-aged Danes, the minor allele frequency (MAF) of rs769449 (APOE) was significantly decreased in the oldest-old, while the MAF of rs9923854 (CETP) was significantly enriched. These effects were supported when investigating 1,613 oldest-old (ages 95-110) and 1,104 middle-aged Germans. rs769449 was in modest linkage equilibrium (R (2)=0.55) with rs429358 of the APOE-ε4 haplotype and adjusting for rs429358 eliminated the association of rs769449, indicating that the association likely reflects the well-known effect of rs429358. Gene-based analysis confirmed the effects of variation in APOE and CETP and furthermore pointed to HSPA14 as a longevity gene. In a longitudinal study with 11 years of follow-up on survival in the oldest-old Danes, only one SNP, rs2069827 (IL6), was borderline significantly associated with survival from age 92 (P-corrected=0.064). This advantageous effect of the minor allele was supported when investigating a Dutch longitudinal cohort (N=563) of oldest-old (age 85+). Since rs2069827 was located in a putative transcription factor binding site, quantitative RNA expression studies were conducted. However, no difference in IL6 expression was observed between rs2069827 genotype groups. In conclusion, we here support and expand the evidence suggesting that genetic variation in APOE, CETP, and IL6, and possible HSPA14, is associated with human longevity.
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- Mette Soerensen
- The Danish Aging Research Center, Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark.
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Vargas-Alarcón G, Flores-Domínguez C. Detecting polymorphisms in human longevity studies: HLA typing and SNP genotyping by amplicon sequencing. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 1048:215-228. [PMID: 23929108 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-556-9_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Life expectancy has always been associated to several determinants, such as environmental and genetic factors. Studies have related human lifespan as being 25-32 % due to genetic polymorphisms between individuals associated to longevity and aging. Nonetheless, no single gene will convey a phenotype like longevity. Aging is a process that occurs from changes in various levels of the cell, from genes to functions. Longevity is the ability to cope and repair the damage that results from these changes. It has been described as the result of an optimal performance of immune system and as an overexpression of anti-inflammatory sequence variants of immune/inflammatory genes.Longevity gene candidates can be separated into the following categories: inflammatory and immune-related, stress response elements, mediators of glucose and lipid metabolism, DNA repair components and cellular proliferation, and DNA haplogroups.Studies have related lifespan with Common Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs); polygenic effects can explain an important part of how genetics influence it. In this chapter we describe how to sequence Class I HLA allele polymorphism, as well as SNP sequencing, two methodologies most frequently used in polymorphism detection.
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- Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón
- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Iannitti T, Palmieri B. Inflammation and genetics: an insight in the centenarian model. Hum Biol 2012; 83:531-59. [PMID: 21846209 DOI: 10.3378/027.083.0407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The number of centenarians is growing worldwide. This specific cohort has aroused the attention of scientists worldwide and is considered one of the most valuable models to study the mechanisms involved in the aging process. In fact, they have reached the extreme limits of human life span and, most important of all, they show relatively good health being able to perform their routine daily life. Because they have escaped the common lethal diseases, the role of their genetic background has been brought into focus. In fact, sequence variations, in a variety of pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokine genes, have been found to influence successful ageing and longevity. The key role played by cytokines has been also confirmed in centenarians as we know that inflammation has been related to several pathological burdens (e.g., obesity, atherosclerosis, and diabetes). Successful ageing seems to be related to an optimal functioning of the immune system, pointing out that polymorphisms for the immune system genes, which are involved in the regulation of immune-inflammatory responses, may play a key role in the genetics of ageing. This review provides an update in the field of ageing related to inflammation and genetics.
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- Tommaso Iannitti
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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San Luciano M, Ozelius L, Lipton RB, Raymond D, Bressman SB, Saunders-Pullman R. Gender differences in the IL6 -174G>C and ESR2 1730G>A polymorphisms and the risk of Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett 2011; 506:312-6. [PMID: 22155094 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The -174G>C (rs1800795) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter of the interleukin-6 (IL6) gene and the 1730G>A (rs4986938) SNP in the estrogen receptor beta (ESR2) may influence the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). We investigated these SNPs in 380 unrelated US Caucasian PD cases and 522 controls, including 452 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) origin (260 PD, 192 controls). The G allele of the -174G>C SNP was more common in AJ PD cases (p=0.033) as well as in Non-Jewish (NJ) men with PD (p=0.022). The GG genotype increased the risk of PD by over two fold in NJ men (OR=2.11, 95%CI: 1.14-3.89, p=0.017), and approached significance in the total AJ group with PD (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 0.97-2.06, p=0.067). The A allele of the ESR2 1730G>A SNP was associated with a decreased risk for PD in AJ women, and in this group, having the AA genotype decreased the risk of PD by half (OR=0.45, 95%CI: 0.22-0.92, p=0.029). Our data supports a role for the IL6 -174G>C G allele in AJ individuals overall. In NJ Caucasians, this role appears to be gender mediated. In both groups, the effect is independent from ESR2 1730G>A. A separate association for the ESR2 1730G>A SNP was found exclusively in women of AJ descent. Other polymorphisms in tight linkage disequilibrium with the SNP differentially influencing expression, ethnic differences in allele distribution, and gender differences in genetic load related to PD, may underlie our findings. Larger studies in diverse populations, including analysis of surrounding regions are recommended.
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- M San Luciano
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Medical Center, 10 Union Square East Suite 5K, New York, NY 10003, United States.
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Naumova E, Ivanova M, Pawelec G, Constantinescu I, Bogunia-Kubik K, Lange A, Qguz F, Carin M, Franceschi C, Caruso C, Middleton D. 'Immunogenetics of Aging': report on the activities of the 15th International HLA and Immunogenetics Working Group and 15th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 77:187-92. [PMID: 21299522 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01603.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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'Immunogenetics of Aging' is a component that was first included in the 14th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop (IHIWS) and developed further within the 15th Workshop. The aim of this component was to assess the impact of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, cytokine genes, and some innate immunity genes such as killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) in successful aging and their contribution to the better understanding of immune dysfunction in old age. Within the 15th IHIWS new populations were included in the analysis. Additional cytokine gene polymorphisms were assessed and innate immunity genes were analyzed for possible relevance in longevity. The results showed that longevity might be associated with anti-inflammatory cytokine gene profiles, decreased frequency of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-B1 haplotypes associated with a low level of gene expression, and increased frequency of haplotypes determining a high level of expression. Extended tumor necrosis factor-A and IL-12B genotypes were also likely relevant to longevity. Data also showed that innate immunity genes are associated with susceptibility to infections in the elderly and showed that these genes might be an important genetic marker in aging. Decreased frequencies of KIR2DS5 and A1B10 haplotypes, and an increased proportion of MBL2-deficient haplotypes were found in the group with higher cytomegalovirus-specific IgG antibody levels. Together, these studies emphasize the relevance of genes regulating immune functions in maintaining human longevity and stress the importance of further clarifying their impact on successful aging.
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- E Naumova
- Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Pereira D, Garcia D, Narciso F, Santos M, Dias J, Queiroz B, Souza E, Nóbrega O, Pereira L. Effects of 174 G/C polymorphism in the promoter region of the interleukin-6 gene on plasma IL-6 levels and muscle strength in elderly women. Braz J Med Biol Res 2011; 44:123-9. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasil
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- Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasil; Universidade de Brasília, Brasil
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Belisle SE, Hamer DH, Leka LS, Dallal GE, Delgado-Lista J, Fine BC, Jacques PF, Ordovas JM, Meydani SN. IL-2 and IL-10 gene polymorphisms are associated with respiratory tract infection and may modulate the effect of vitamin E on lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents. Am J Clin Nutr 2010; 92:106-14. [PMID: 20484443 PMCID: PMC2884322 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin E supplementation may be a potential strategy to prevent respiratory tract infections (RIs) in the elderly. The efficacy of vitamin E supplementation may depend on individual factors including specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at immunoregulatory genes. OBJECTIVE We examined whether the effect of vitamin E on RIs in the elderly was dependent on genetic backgrounds as indicated by SNPs at cytokine genes. DESIGN We used data and DNA from a previous vitamin E intervention study (200 IU vitamin E or a placebo daily for 1 y) in elderly nursing home residents to examine vitamin E-gene interactions for incidence of RI. We determined the genotypes of common SNPs at IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma in 500 participants. We used negative binomial regression to analyze the association between genotype and incidence of infection. RESULTS The effect of vitamin E on lower RI depended on sex and the SNP at IL-10 -819G-->A (P = 0.03 for interaction for lower RI). Furthermore, we observed that subjects with the least prevalent genotypes at IL-2 -330A-->C (P = 0.02 for upper RI), IL-10 -819G-->A (P = 0.08 for upper RI), and IL-10 -1082C-->T (P < 0.001 for lower RI in men) had a lower incidence of RI independent of vitamin E supplementation. CONCLUSIONS Studies that evaluate the effect of vitamin E on RIs should consider both genetic factors and sex because our results suggest that both may have a significant bearing on the efficacy of vitamin E. Furthermore, common SNPs at cytokine genes may contribute to the individual risk of RIs in the elderly. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00758914.
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- Sarah E Belisle
- US Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, USA
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Rea IM. BELFAST nonagenarians: nature or nurture? Immunological, cardiovascular and genetic factors. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2010; 7:6. [PMID: 20507630 PMCID: PMC2902418 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-7-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nonagenarians are the fastest growing sector of populations across Western European and the developed world. They are some of the oldest members of our societies and survivors of their generation and may help us understand how to age not only longer, but better. The Belfast Longevity Group enlisted the help of 500 community-living, mobile, mentally competent, 'elite' nonagenarians, as part of an ongoing study of ageing. We assessed some immunological, cardiovascular, nutritional and genetic factors and some aspects of their interaction in this group of 'oldest old'. Here we present some of the evidence related to genetic and nutritional factors which seem to be important for good quality ageing in nonagenarians from the Belfast Elderly Longitudinal Free-living Ageing STudy (BELFAST).
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- I M Rea
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queens University Belfast, Whitla Medical Building, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland.
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Diet (zinc)–gene interaction related to inflammatory/immune response in ageing: possible link with frailty syndrome? Biogerontology 2010; 11:589-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s10522-010-9276-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hunt KJ, Walsh BM, Voegeli D, Roberts HC. Inflammation in aging part 1: physiology and immunological mechanisms. Biol Res Nurs 2009; 11:245-52. [PMID: 19934111 DOI: 10.1177/1099800409352237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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During the aging process, remodeling of several body systems occurs, and these changes can have a startling effect upon the immune system. The reduction in sex steroids and growth hormones and declines in vitamin D concentration that accompany the aging process are associated with increases in the baseline levels of inflammatory proteins. At the same time, inflammation arising from atherosclerosis and other chronic diseases further contributes to the inflammatory milieu and effects a state of chronic inflammation. This chronic inflammation, or ''inflammaging'' as it has been termed, seems to be associated with a host of adverse effects contributing to many of the health problems that increase morbidity and decrease both quality of life and the ability to maintain independence in old age. For nurses to be truly informed when caring for older people and to ensure that they have a detailed understanding of the complexities of older people's health needs, they must have a knowledge of the physiological and immunological changes with age. This is the first of a two-part article on inflammatory processes in aging. These age-related changes are presented here, including an examination of the impact of genetic and lifestyle factors. The effect of these changes on the health of the individual and implications for practice are described in Part 2.
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- Katherine J Hunt
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
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Cytokine SNPs: Comparison of allele frequencies by race and implications for future studies. Cytokine 2009; 46:236-44. [PMID: 19356949 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The role of inflammation is being considered in chronic diseases. Previous studies have examined SNPs in a few key inflammatory genes and have included small numbers of African American participants. Variation in the frequencies of inflammatory pathway SNPs may help to explain racial disparities in disease risk. Through a population-based study of 103 African American and 380 Caucasian unrelated, healthy women, we examined the relationships between race and allele frequencies of 70 cytokine and cytokine receptor SNPs. The associations between genotypic and haplotype frequencies and race were also analyzed. Allelic frequencies for 52 out of the 70 SNPs meeting criteria for analysis differed significantly by race. Of the 32 pro-inflammatory and 20 anti-inflammatory SNPs for which the allele frequencies varied significantly by race, variant allele frequency differences between Caucasians and African Americans ranged between 6-37% and 7-53% for pro-inflammatory SNPs and anti-inflammatory SNPs, respectively. Our findings suggest that while allele frequencies do vary by race, racial groups are not simplistically represented by a pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory genetic profile. Given the racial variability in allele frequencies in inflammatory gene SNPs, studies examining the association between these SNPs and disease should at least incorporate self-reported race in their analyses.
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Over the last two decades, aging research has expanded to include not only age-related disease models, and conversely, longevity and disease-free models, but also focuses on biological mechanisms related to the aging process. By viewing aging on multiple research frontiers, we are rapidly expanding knowledge as a whole and mapping connections between biological processes and particular age-related diseases that emerge. This is perhaps most true in the field of genetics, where variation across individuals has improved our understanding of aging mechanisms, etiology of age-related disease, and prediction of therapeutic responses. A close partnership between gerontologists, epidemiologists, and geneticists is needed to take full advantage of emerging genome information and technology and bring about a new age for biological aging research. Here we review current genetic findings for aging across both disease-specific and aging process domains. We then highlight the limitations of most work to date in terms of study design, genomic information, and trait modeling and focus on emerging technology and future directions that can partner genetic epidemiology and aging research fields to best take advantage of the rapid discoveries in each.
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- M Daniele Fallin
- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Di Bona D, Vasto S, Capurso C, Christiansen L, Deiana L, Franceschi C, Hurme M, Mocchegiani E, Rea M, Lio D, Candore G, Caruso C. Effect of interleukin-6 polymorphisms on human longevity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ageing Res Rev 2009; 8:36-42. [PMID: 18930842 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Several studies have assessed changes in frequency of -174 interleukin (IL)-6 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) with age. If IL-6 tracks with disability and age-related diseases, then there should be reduction, in the oldest old, of the frequency of homozygous GG subjects, who produce higher IL-6 levels. However, discordant results have been obtained. To explore the relationship between this polymorphism and longevity, we analyzed individual data on long-living subjects and controls from eight case-control studies conducted in Europeans, using meta-analysis. There was no significant difference in the IL-6 genotype between the oldest old and controls (Odds Ratio [OR]=0.96; 95% C.I.: 0.77-1.20; p=0.71), but there was significant between-study heterogeneity (I2=55.5%). In a subgroup analyses when male centenarians from the three Italian studies were included, the frequency of the IL-6 -174 GG genotype was significantly lower than the other genotypes (OR=0.49; 95% C.I.: 0.31-0.80; p=0.004), with no evidence of heterogeneity (I2=0%). Our data supports a negative association between the GG genotype of IL-6 SNP and longevity in Italian centenarians, with males who carry the genotype being two times less likely to reach extreme old age compared with subjects carrying CC or CG genotypes. These findings were not replicated in other European groups suggesting a possible interaction between genetics, sex and environment in reaching longevity.
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- Danilo Di Bona
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Chiu BC, Stolberg VR, Chensue SW. Mononuclear phagocyte-derived IL-10 suppresses the innate IL-12/IFN-gamma axis in lung-challenged aged mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:3156-66. [PMID: 18713986 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.5.3156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Previously, we reported that IL-10-producing mononuclear phagocytes increase in lungs of aged mice, causing impaired innate cytokine expression. Since dendritic cells (DCs) contribute to innate NK cell and adaptive T cell immunity, we tested the hypothesis that age-related IL-10 might influence DC function with effects on NK and T cell activation. The results showed that DC recruitment to sites of lung inflammation was normal in aged mice (>20 mo). However, IFN-gamma-producing NK cells in LPS-challenged lungs were decreased in aged as compared with young mice, which was associated with increased IL-10(+)CD11b(+)Gr-1(low)CD11c(-) cells consistent with mononuclear phagocytes. In vivo or in vitro blockade of IL-10 signaling restored IFN-gamma-producing NK cells. This restoration was reversed by IL-12 neutralization, indicating that IL-10 suppressed sources of IL-12 in aged mice. To probe DC function in adaptive immunity, we transferred young naive OVA-specific TCR transgenic T cells to old mice. Following challenge with OVA plus LPS, Ag presentation in the context of MHC-I and MHC-II occurred with similar kinetics and intensity in draining lymph nodes of young and old recipients as measured by proliferation. Despite this, aged hosts displayed impaired induction of IFN-gamma(+)CD4(+), but not IFN-gamma(+)CD8(+), effector T cells. Blockade of IL-10 signaling reversed age-associated defects. These studies indicate that the innate IL-12/IFN-gamma axis is not intrinsically defective in lungs of aged mice, but is rather suppressed by enhanced production of mononuclear phagocyte-derived IL-10. Our data identify a novel mechanism of age-associated immune deficiency.
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- Bo-Chin Chiu
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Mocchegiani E, Malavolta M. Zinc-gene interaction related to inflammatory/immune response in ageing. GENES & NUTRITION 2008; 3:61-75. [PMID: 18850188 PMCID: PMC2467449 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-008-0085-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The pivotal role played by zinc-gene interaction in affecting some relevant cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-alpha) and heat shock proteins (HSP70-2) in ageing, successful ageing (nonagenarians) and the most common age-related diseases, such as atherosclerosis and infections, is now recognized. The polymorphisms of genes codifying proteins related to the inflammation are predictive on one hand in longevity, on the other hand they are associated with atherosclerosis or severe infections. Since the health life-span has a strong genetic component, which in turn also affected by nutritional factors like zinc, the association of these polymorphisms with innate immune response, zinc ion bioavailability and Metallothioneins (MT) homeostasis is an useful tool to unravel the role played by zinc-gene interactions in longevity, especially due to the inability of MT in zinc release in ageing and chronic inflammation. In ageing, this last fact leads to depressed innate immune response for host defence. In contrast, in very old age the inflammation is lower with subsequent more zinc ion bioavailability, less MT gene expression and satisfactory innate immunity. Therefore, the zinc-gene (IL-6, TNF-alpha, Hsp70-2) interactions, via MT homeostasis, are crucial to achieve successful ageing.
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- Eugenio Mocchegiani
- Immunology Center (Laboratory of Nutrigenomic and Immunosenescence), Research Department, INRCA, Via Birarelli 8, 60121, Ancona, Italy,
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Gallicchio L, Chang H, Christo DK, Thuita L, Huang HY, Strickland P, Ruczinski I, Hoffman SC, Helzlsouer KJ. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in inflammation-related genes and mortality in a community-based cohort in Washington County, Maryland. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 167:807-13. [PMID: 18263601 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes controlling inflammatory processes and mortality. Data were analyzed from 9,933 individuals who participated in two large community-based cohort studies conducted in Washington County, Maryland, in 1974 and 1989, designated "CLUE I" and "CLUE II," respectively. DNA from blood collected in 1989 was genotyped for 47 SNPs in 23 inflammation-related genes, including interferon-gamma (IFNgamma), lymphotoxin-alpha (LTalpha), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha), C-reactive protein (CRP), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), and the human endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). All participants were followed from 1989 to the date of death or to June 20, 2005. The results showed no observable patterns of association for the SNPs and the all-cause and cause-specific mortality outcomes, although statistically significant associations were observed between at least one mortality outcome and SNPs in eNOS (reference SNP (rs) 1799983), PPARG (rs4684847), CRP (rs2794521), IFNgamma (rs2069705), TNFalpha (rs1799964), and LTalpha (rs2229094). Additionally, three of the four examined CRP SNPs were strongly associated with CRP serum concentration among those with CRP measurements. The authors' findings from this community-based prospective cohort study suggest that the selected SNPs are not associated with overall or cause-specific death, although CRP genotypes may be associated with systemic inflammation.
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- Lisa Gallicchio
- Prevention and Research Center, Weinberg Center for Women's Health and Medicine, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
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Tonet A, Karnikowski M, Moraes C, Gomes L, Karnikowski M, Córdova C, Nóbrega O. Association between the -174 G/C promoter polymorphism of the interleukin-6 gene and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Brazilian older women. Braz J Med Biol Res 2007; 41:47-53. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2006005000190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Universidade Católica de Brasília
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- Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasil
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Capurso C, Solfrizzi V, D'Introno A, Colacicco AM, Capurso SA, Semeraro C, Capurso A, Panza F. Interleukin 6 Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) Gene Polymorphism in Centenarians. Ann Hum Genet 2007; 71:843-8. [PMID: 17506774 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2007.00368.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Recent population-based studies identified the magnitude of interleukin 6 (IL6) serum levels as a marker for functional disability, and a predictor of disability and mortality among the elderly. We investigated whether there was evidence in Southern Italy of an association between the IL6 gene variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism and extreme longevity, and tested for the possible interaction of apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles with the IL6 VNTR alleles. Four alleles coding for variants of four different lengths have been identified: allele A [760 base pairs (bp)], allele B (680 bp), allele C (640 bp), and allele D (610 bp). IL6 VNTR and APOE allele and genotype frequencies were studied in a total of 61 centenarians and 94 middle-aged subjects from Southern Italy. The IL6 VNTR allele B was overrepresented in the younger control group compared with centenarians (odds ratio: 0.56, 95% confidence interval: 0.35-0.88, Bonferroni p-value < 0.05). No interactions between IL6 VNTR alleles and APOE alleles on the odds ratios to reach extreme longevity were evaluated for the smallest number of subjects in centenarians and younger controls. Our findings suggested that the presence of the IL6 VNTR allele B could be detrimental for reaching extreme longevity.
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- C Capurso
- Department of Geriatrics, University of Foggia, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy.
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Naumova E, Pawelec G, Ivanova M, Constantinescu I, Bogunia-Kubik K, Lange A, Qguz F, Carin M. 14th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop: report on the immunogenetics of aging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 69 Suppl 1:304-10. [PMID: 17445222 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00783.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The 'Immunogenetics of Aging' is a newly included component within the 14th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop. The aim of this component was to determine the contribution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA), cytokine genes and other major histocompatibility complex-encoded loci to successful aging and to determine an increased capacity to reach the extreme limits of life span. Two main data sets from four European populations were included in this study: unrelated healthy elderly individuals and ethnically matched young controls, and families with longevity members. Analysis was focused on HLA class I and II and cytokine gene polymorphisms. Preliminary results showed increased frequencies of DRB1*11- and DRB*16-associated haplotypes that were found to be protective for autoimmune diseases in some populations. Additionally, in families with longevity members, alleles and haplotypes positively associated with autoimmunity were not observed. Analysis of cytokine gene polymorphisms showed prevalence of anti-inflammatory profiles in healthy elderly individuals. Inheritance of extended haplotypes in families with longevity members allowed the identification of immunogenetic profiles that could be predictive for longevity. These preliminary studies indicate the relevance of genes regulating immune functions in human longevity and the importance of clarifying further their impact in successful aging.
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- E Naumova
- Central Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Willcox DC, Willcox BJ, Hsueh WC, Suzuki M. Genetic determinants of exceptional human longevity: insights from the Okinawa Centenarian Study. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2006; 28:313-32. [PMID: 22253498 PMCID: PMC3259160 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-006-9020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Revised: 09/30/2006] [Accepted: 10/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Centenarians represent a rare phenotype appearing in roughly 10-20 per 100,000 persons in most industrialized countries but as high as 40-50 per 100,000 persons in Okinawa, Japan. Siblings of centenarians in Okinawa have been found to have cumulative survival advantages such that female centenarian siblings have a 2.58-fold likelihood and male siblings a 5.43-fold likelihood (versus their birth cohorts) of reaching the age of 90 years. This is indicative of a strong familial component to longevity. Centenarians may live such extraordinarily long lives in large part due to genetic variations that either affect the rate of aging and/or have genes that result in decreased susceptibility to age-associated diseases. Some of the most promising candidate genes appear to be those involved in regulatory pathways such as insulin signaling, immunoinflammatory response, stress resistance or cardiovascular function. Although gene variants with large beneficial effects have been suggested to exist, only APOE, an important regulator of lipoproteins has been consistently associated with a longer human lifespan across numerous populations. As longevity is a very complex trait, several issues challenge our ability to identify its genetic influences, such as control for environmental confounders across time, the lack of precise phenotypes of aging and longevity, statistical power, study design and availability of appropriate study populations. Genetic studies on the Okinawan population suggest that Okinawans are a genetically distinct group that has several characteristics of a founder population, including less genetic diversity, and clustering of specific gene variants, some of which may be related to longevity. Further work on this population and other genetic isolates would be of significant interest to the genetics of human longevity.
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- D. Craig Willcox
- College of Nursing, Okinawa Prefectural University, 1-24-1 Yogi, Naha City, Okinawa Japan 902-0076
- Pacific Health Research Institute, 846 South Hotel Street, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
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- Pacific Health Research Institute, 846 South Hotel Street, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
- Departments of Geriatric Medicine and Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 1356 Lusitana Street, 7F, Honolulu, HI 96813 USA
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- School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105 USA
- 2200 Post Street, C433, San Francisco, CA 94143-1640 USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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Franceschi C, Capri M, Monti D, Giunta S, Olivieri F, Sevini F, Panourgia MP, Invidia L, Celani L, Scurti M, Cevenini E, Castellani GC, Salvioli S. Inflammaging and anti-inflammaging: a systemic perspective on aging and longevity emerged from studies in humans. Mech Ageing Dev 2006; 128:92-105. [PMID: 17116321 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2006.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1378] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A large part of the aging phenotype, including immunosenescence, is explained by an imbalance between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory networks, which results in the low grade chronic pro-inflammatory status we proposed to call inflammaging. Within this perspective, healthy aging and longevity are likely the result not only of a lower propensity to mount inflammatory responses but also of efficient anti-inflammatory networks, which in normal aging fail to fully neutralize the inflammatory processes consequent to the lifelong antigenic burden and exposure to damaging agents. Such a global imbalance can be a major driving force for frailty and common age-related pathologies, and should be addressed and studied within an evolutionary-based systems biology perspective. Evidence in favor of this conceptualization largely derives from studies in humans. We thus propose that inflammaging can be flanked by anti-inflammaging as major determinants not only of immunosenescence but eventually of global aging and longevity.
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- Claudio Franceschi
- Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, via S. Giacomo 12, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Grallert H, Huth C, Kolz M, Meisinger C, Herder C, Strassburger K, Giani G, Wichmann HE, Adamski J, Illig T, Rathmann W. IL-6 promoter polymorphisms and quantitative traits related to the metabolic syndrome in KORA S4. Exp Gerontol 2006; 41:737-45. [PMID: 16797905 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 04/28/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine which has been proposed as "cytokine for gerontologists" and linked to age-related metabolic disturbances such as the metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Polymorphisms located in the promoter region of IL-6 have been reported to be involved in the regulation of IL-6 transcription. This study investigates whether IL-6 promoter variants -174 G/C and -573 G/C are associated with quantitative traits related to the metabolic syndrome (International Diabetes Federation criteria) in a population of normoglycemic subjects (n=878) from the latest KORA survey (KORA S4). Genotyping was performed using MALDI-TOF MS. Besides lower height (p=0.01) the -174 CC genotype was independently associated with lower waist (p=0.002) and hip (p=0.01) circumferences in men. Furthermore, the -174 CC genotype was associated with BMI (p=0.004) when adjusted for waist and hip circumference. The present study does not suggest associations with further components of the metabolic syndrome. The association with height seems to be the central factor indicating an influence of IL-6 on growth through impaired bone metabolism. However, the complex relationships need further investigation.
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- Harald Grallert
- GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Germany
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Ravaglia G, Forti P, Maioli F, Chiappelli M, Dolzani P, Martelli M, Bianchin M, Mariani E, Bolondi L, Licastro F. Associations of the -174 G/C interleukin-6 gene promoter polymorphism with serum interleukin 6 and mortality in the elderly. Biogerontology 2006; 6:415-23. [PMID: 16518703 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-005-4908-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Serum interleukin-6 (sIL6) is an acknowledged predictor of all-cause mortality in older age. A common G/C polymorphism has been identified at position -174 of the IL6 gene promoter (IL6-174G>C), but its associations with sIL6 and mortality are still unclear. Data from a population-based elderly cohort (n=824) were used to study the associations of baseline sIL6 with the IL6-174 C-allele (C+) carrier status and all-cause mortality at 4 years, in the presence and absence of preexisting major diseases (PMD). Analyses were adjusted for socio-demographic factors and body-mass-index. Three-hundred-eighty-eight participants (47.1%) had PMD. Compared to the bottom sIL6 quartile, mortality increased both in presence [Hazard Ratio (HR)=3.04; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.48-6.25] and absence of PMD [HR=3.91; 95%CI: 1.42-10.72] for the third higher sIL6 quartile, but only in presence of PMD for the top sIL6 quartile [HR=2.30; 95%CI: 1.09-4.83]. In absence of PMD, C+ carrier status did not affect both sIL6 and mortality. In presence of PMD, C+ carrier status was associated with increased baseline sIL6 [odds ratio 2.01; 95%CI: 1.25-3.22, for all sIL6 quartiles above the bottom] but not with increased mortality risk. A survival advantage was even found for C+ carriers with PMD and sIL6 in the top quartile [HR=0.31, 95%CI: 0.13-0.76]. In conclusion, although associated with increased sIL6 levels in presence of major diseases, the IL6-174 C-allele does not seem to have direct detrimental effects on survival in older age.
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- Giovanni Ravaglia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, and Hepatology, University Hospital S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti, 9-40138, Bologna, Italy.
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Capri M, Salvioli S, Sevini F, Valensin S, Celani L, Monti D, Pawelec G, De Benedictis G, Gonos ES, Franceschi C. The Genetics of Human Longevity. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1067:252-63. [PMID: 16803995 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1354.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Aging is due to a complex interaction of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors, but a strong genetic component appears to have an impact on survival to extreme ages. In order to identify "longevity genes" in humans, different strategies are now available. In our laboratory, we performed association studies on a variety of "candidate" polymorphisms in Italian centenarians. Many genes/polymorphisms gave negative results, while others showed a positive association with human longevity and a sometimes-positive association with unsuccessful aging (myocardial infarction, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes). Results regarding genes involved in inflammation (IL-1 cluster, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta, TLR-4, PPARgamma), insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway and lipid metabolism (apolipoproteins, CETP, PON1), and oxidative stress (p53, p66(shc)) will be described. In addition, a strong role of the interaction between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA haplogroups and the C150T mutation) emerged from our findings. Thus, the genetics of human longevity appears to be quite peculiar in a context where antagonistic pleiotropy can play a major role and genes can have a different biological role at different ages.
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- Miriam Capri
- CIG - Centro Interdipartimentale L. Galvani, University of Bologna, Italy
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De Martinis M, Franceschi C, Monti D, Ginaldi L. Inflammation markers predicting frailty and mortality in the elderly. Exp Mol Pathol 2006; 80:219-27. [PMID: 16460728 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2005.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2005] [Revised: 10/27/2005] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Greater numbers of individuals are living to older ages. A major concern at both individual and population levels is how to live these years at a high functional level. If we had physiological markers to identify those at risk for progressive functional decline and impeding death, therapies could be targeted towards these individuals to prevent adverse outcomes. Senescence is presently considered as the consequence of lifelong antigenic stress impinging upon the individual genetic background. We might consider inflammation markers as synthetic measures of lifelong attrition combined with genetic tendency to develop an inflammatory phenotype. Such biomarkers are the most powerful predictors of frailty and mortality in the elderly available today. The aim of this review is to translate results from the research on ageing into a practical view, suggesting new tools for the clinical approach to older people.
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- Massimo De Martinis
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of L'Aquila, Via S.Sisto, 22/E, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Antonicelli R, Olivieri F, Bonafè M, Cavallone L, Spazzafumo L, Marchegiani F, Cardelli M, Recanatini A, Testarmata P, Boemi M, Parati G, Franceschi C. The interleukin-6 -174 G>C promoter polymorphism is associated with a higher risk of death after an acute coronary syndrome in male elderly patients. Int J Cardiol 2005; 103:266-71. [PMID: 16098388 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Revised: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 08/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are key mediators of inflammation and their increased plasma levels are associated with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Polymorphisms in the promoter region of IL-6 (-174 G>C) and TNF-alpha (-308 G>A) demonstrated to affect gene expression were analyzed to test their predictive power for cardiovascular death over one year follow-up in elderly male ACS patients. METHODS We assessed the IL-6 -174 G>C polymorphism and TNF-alpha -308 G>A polymorphism in 139 consecutive elderly male patients affected by an ACS, such as ST-Elevation (STEMI), No ST-Elevation (NSTEMI) Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina. The presence of well known risk factors for Coronary Heart Diseases (CHD) were also assessed in all ACS patients. Survival rate was assessed after one year follow-up. RESULTS We found that IL-6 -174 G>C polymorphism is an independent predictor of cardiovascular death after an ACS in male patients. In particular ACS patients carrying the IL-6 -174 C- (GG) genotypes showed a marked increase in one year follow-up mortality rate (HR=3.89, 95% CI 1.71-8.86, p=0.001). Moreover CRP serum levels > or = 5.5 mg/dl (HR= 3.79, 95% CI 1.71-8.42, p=0.001), a history of CHD (HR=2.96, 95% CI 1.22-7.20, p=0.016) and the absence of statins treatment (HR=3.27, 95% CI 1.17-9.18, p=0.021), significantly increased one year risk of death in male ACS patients. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that IL-6 -174 G>C polymorphism can be added to other clinical markers in order to identify a subgroup of elderly ACS male patients at higher risk of death.
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- Roberto Antonicelli
- Department of Cardiology, Center of Molecular Biology, Center of Statistics and Diabetologic Unit, Italian National Research Centers on Aging (INRCA), Via della Montagnola, 81, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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Karasik D, Demissie S, Cupples LA, Kiel DP. Disentangling the genetic determinants of human aging: biological age as an alternative to the use of survival measures. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2005; 60:574-87. [PMID: 15972604 PMCID: PMC1361266 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.5.574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The choice of a phenotype is critical for the study of a complex genetically regulated process, such as aging. To date, most of the twin and family studies have focused on broad survival measures, primarily age at death or exceptional longevity. However, on the basis of recent studies of twins and families, biological age has also been shown to have a strong genetic component, with heritability estimates ranging from 27% to 57%. The aim of this review is twofold: first, to summarize growing consensus on reliable methods of biological age assessment, and second, to demonstrate validity of this phenotype for research in the genetics of aging in humans.
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- David Karasik
- Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Research and Training Institute, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131, USA.
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It has been recognized for some time that cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are, to a major extent, inflammatory disorders associated with an environment characterized by a sedentary lifestyle together with abundant intakes of calories. Systemic low-level inflammation is suggested to be a cause as well as consequence of pathological processes with local tumor necrosis factor alpha production as an important biological driver. It is hypothesized that physical inactivity contributes to an enhanced proinflammatory burden independently of obesity, as regular muscle contractions mediate signals with myokines/cytokines as important messengers, which suppress proinflammatory activity at distant sites as well as within skeletal muscle. Muscle-derived interleukin (IL)-6 is considered to possess a central role in anti-inflammatory activities and health beneficial effects in relation to physical exercise. It is discussed how this fits the consistent observation that enhanced plasma levels of IL-6 represent a strong risk marker in chronic disorders associated with systemic low-level inflammation and all-cause mortality.
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- Helle Bruunsgaard
- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen East, Denmark.
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von Linsingen R, Bompeixe EP, Bicalho MDG. A case-control study in IL6 and TGFB1 gene polymorphisms and recurrent spontaneous abortion in southern Brazilian patients. Am J Reprod Immunol 2005; 53:94-9. [PMID: 15790343 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00250.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PROBLEM A high proportion of recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) remains unexplained. Cytokine genotyping has been investigated. We studied the relationship between unexplained RSA, IL6 (-174 G-->C) and TGFB1 (+869, T-->C; +915, G-->C) gene polymorphisms. METHOD OF STUDY The case-control study composed of 57 south Brazilian women, with unexplained RSA and 74 controls carefully matched was performed. Cytokine genotyping was performed by the polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer method, using the 'Cytokine Genotyping Tray'. RESULTS The results showed that the genotypic frequencies did not differ from samples for TGFB1 gene. In relation to IL6 gene polymorphism there was a statistical difference in genotypic distribution between samples (P < or = 0.025). The frequency of the C/C genotype was increased in women with RSA in comparison with the frequency observed in controls: 18% versus 4% (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS This result strengthened the importance of IL6 genotypes in the pathogenesis of RSA of unknown cause in the south Brazilian population.
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Franceschi C, Olivieri F, Marchegiani F, Cardelli M, Cavallone L, Capri M, Salvioli S, Valensin S, De Benedictis G, Di Iorio A, Caruso C, Paolisso G, Monti D. Genes involved in immune response/inflammation, IGF1/insulin pathway and response to oxidative stress play a major role in the genetics of human longevity: the lesson of centenarians. Mech Ageing Dev 2005; 126:351-61. [PMID: 15621218 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2004.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In this paper, we review data of recent literature on the distribution in centenarians of candidate germ-line polymorphisms that likely affect the individual chance to reach the extreme limit of human life. On the basis of previous observations on the immunology, endocrinology and cellular biology of centenarians we focused on genes that regulate immune responses and inflammation (IL-6, IL-1 cluster, IL-10), genes involved in the insulin/IGF-I signalling pathway and genes that counteract oxidative stress (PON1). On the whole, data indicate that polymorphisms of these genes likely contribute to human longevity, in accord with observations emerging from a variety of animal models, and suggest that a common core of master genes and metabolic pathways are responsible for aging and longevity across animal species. Moreover, in the concern of our plan to discover new genetic factors related to longevity, we explored the possibility to by-pass the need of an a-priori choice of candidate genes, extending the search to genes and genomic regions of still unknown function. Alu sequences may be considered as good markers of highly variable and potentially unstable loci in functionally important genomic regions. We extensively screened Alu-rich genomic sites and found a new genomic region associated with longevity.
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Håkansson A, Westberg L, Nilsson S, Buervenich S, Carmine A, Holmberg B, Sydow O, Olson L, Johnels B, Eriksson E, Nissbrandt H. Interaction of polymorphisms in the genes encoding interleukin-6 and estrogen receptor beta on the susceptibility to Parkinson's disease. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2005; 133B:88-92. [PMID: 15635591 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The multifunctional cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is involved in inflammatory processes in the central nervous system and increased levels of IL-6 have been found in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). It is known that estrogen inhibits the production of IL-6, via action on estrogen receptors, thereby pointing to an important influence of estrogen on IL-6. In a previous study, we reported an association between a G/A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 1730 in the gene coding for estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) and age of onset of PD. To investigate the influence of a G/C SNP at position 174 in the promoter of the IL-6 gene, and the possible interaction of this SNP and the ERbeta G-1730A SNP on the risk for PD, the G-174C SNP was genotyped, by pyrosequencing, in 258 patients with PD and 308 controls. A significantly elevated frequency of the GG genotype of the IL-6 SNP was found in the patient group and this was most obvious among patients with an early age of onset (</=50 years) of PD. When the GG genotypes of the IL-6 and ERbeta SNPs were combined, the combination was much more robustly associated with PD, and especially with PD with an early age of onset, than respective GG genotype when analyzed separately. Our results indicate that the G-174C SNP in the IL-6 promoter may influence the risk for developing PD, particularly regarding early age of onset PD, and that the effect is modified by interaction of the G-1730A SNP in the ERbeta gene.
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- Anna Håkansson
- Department of Pharmacology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Panza F, D'Introno A, Colacicco AM, Capurso C, Palasciano R, Capurso S, Gadaleta A, Capurso A, Kehoe PG, Solfrizzi V. Molecular Determinants of Human Longevity. Adv Clin Chem 2005; 39:185-210. [PMID: 16013672 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2423(04)39007-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Francesco Panza
- Department of Geriatrics, Center for the Aging Brain, Memory Unit, University of Bari, 11-70124, Bari, Italy
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Cognitive aspects of aging represent a grave challenge for our societal circumstances as members of the baby-boom generation spiral toward a collective 'senior moment'. In addition, age-related changes in the CNS can contribute to motor deficits and other somatic aberrations. Inflammation and its regulation by cytokines have been connected to many aspects of aging, and mechanisms addressed here provide a rationale for this. Nevertheless, a role for cytokines in normal aging of the human brain has not been confirmed, and it seems to be possible to ameliorate both cognitive decline and cytokine elevation via lifestyle choices. So ignorance of the brain should not prohibit development of successful strategies for delaying or avoiding neurological deficits.
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- Angela M Bodles
- Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Capurso C, Solfrizzi V, D'Introno A, Colacicco AM, Capurso SA, Semeraro C, Capurso A, Panza F. Interleukin 6 −174 G/C promoter gene polymorphism in centenarians: no evidence of association with human longevity or interaction with apolipoprotein E alleles. Exp Gerontol 2004; 39:1109-14. [PMID: 15236771 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 03/10/2004] [Accepted: 03/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The C allele at position -174 in the promoter of the interleukin 6 (IL-6) gene has been associated with reduced gene expression and reduced plasma levels of IL-6. Given that IL-6 tracks with functional disability and age-related diseases, there may be attrition or reduction in the frequency of the homozygous subjects, who produce higher IL-6 serum levels, in older survivors in a population. In fact, a marked reduction of the IL-6*G/*G genotype was recently demonstrated in male though not female Italian centenarians compared with younger age groups. First aim of the present study was to investigate whether there was evidence of an association among IL-6 -174 G/C promoter polymorphism and extreme longevity in a population of 81 centenarians compared with a control group of 122 middle-aged healthy subjects (mean age: 51+/-18 SD; range: 19-73 years), from Apulia (Southern Italy). Secondly, we also tested possible interaction of apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles with the IL-6 -174 G/C promoter polymorphism in view of our recent findings for reduced APOE epsilon4 allele in centenarians. No differences have been found in the IL-6 -174 G/C promoter allele and genotype frequencies between centenarians and controls nor was there any observed interaction with APOE alleles that are also reputed to be linked to longevity. Regional genetic differences in conjunction with differing environmental factors may explain in part previous results suggesting a role of this polymorphism in longevity.
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Krabbe KS, Pedersen M, Bruunsgaard H. Inflammatory mediators in the elderly. Exp Gerontol 2004; 39:687-99. [PMID: 15130663 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 633] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2003] [Revised: 01/16/2004] [Accepted: 01/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ageing is accompanied by 2-4-fold increases in plasma/serum levels of inflammatory mediators such as cytokines and acute phase proteins. A wide range of factors seems to contribute to this low-grade inflammation, including an increased amount of fat tissue, decreased production of sex steroids, smoking, subclinical infections (e.g. asymptomatic bacteriuria), and chronic disorders such as cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, there is some evidence that ageing is associated with a dysregulated cytokine response following stimulation. Several inflammatory mediators such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 have the potential to induce/aggravate risk factors in age-associated pathology, providing a positive feedback mechanism. Thus, it is possible that inflammatory mediators constitute a link between life style factors, infections and physiological changes in the process of ageing on the one hand and risk factors for age-associated diseases on the other. Consistent with this, inflammatory mediators are strong predictors of mortality independently of other known risk factors and co-morbidity in elderly cohorts. A direct pathogenetic role of inflammatory mediators would be highly likely if longevity was shown to be associated with cytokine polymorphisms regulating cytokine production. Several studies support indeed this hypothesis but, unfortunately, findings in this area are conflicting, which probably reflects the complexity of the effect of cytokine polymorphisms and their interaction with the lifestyle and sex.
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- Karen Suárez Krabbe
- Department of Infectious Diseases, H:S, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, M7641, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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