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Martínez-Magaña JJ, Hurtado-Soriano J, Rivero-Segura NA, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Garcia-delaTorre P, Becerril-Rojas K, Gomez-Verjan JC. Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology. Arch Med Res 2024; 55:103033. [PMID: 38955096 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Health problems associated with aging are a major public health concern for the future. Aging is a complex process with wide intervariability among individuals. Therefore, there is a need for innovative public health strategies that target factors associated with aging and the development of tools to assess the effectiveness of these strategies accurately. Novel approaches to measure biological age, such as epigenetic clocks, have become relevant. These clocks use non-sequential variable information from the genome and employ mathematical algorithms to estimate biological age based on DNA methylation levels. Therefore, in the present study, we comprehensively review the current status of the epigenetic clocks and their associations across the human phenome. We emphasize the potential utility of these tools in an epidemiological context, particularly in evaluating the impact of public health interventions focused on promoting healthy aging. Our review describes associations between epigenetic clocks and multiple traits across the life and health span. Additionally, we highlighted the evolution of studies beyond mere associations to establish causal mechanisms between epigenetic age and disease. We explored the application of epigenetic clocks to measure the efficacy of interventions focusing on rejuvenation.
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- José Jaime Martínez-Magaña
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Clinical Neuroscience Division, West Haven, CT, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Clinical Neuroscience Division, West Haven, CT, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Área de Envejecimiento, Centro Médico Nacional, Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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Zhang Z, Zhang J, Zhang K, Ge X, Zhai X. Robust evidence supports a causal link between higher birthweight and longer telomere length: a mendelian randomization study. Front Genet 2024; 15:1264028. [PMID: 38974386 PMCID: PMC11224456 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1264028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Background Observational studies have suggested a potential relationship between birthweight and telomere length. However, the causal link between these two parameters remains undefined. In this study, we use Mendelian Randomization (MR). This method employs genetic variants as instrumental variables, to explore the existence of causal associations and elucidate the causal relationship between birth weight and telomere length. Methods We used 35 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables for birth weight. These SNPs were identified from a meta-analysis involving 153,781 individuals. Furthermore, we obtained summary statistics for telomere length from a study conducted on 472,174 United Kingdom Biobank participants. To evaluate the causal estimates, we applied the random effect inverse variance weighted method (IVW) and several other MR methods, such as MR-Egger, weighted median, and MR-PRESSO, to verify the reliability of our findings. Results Our analysis supports a significant causal relationship between genetically predicted birth weight and telomer3e length. The inverse variance weighted analysis results for birth weight (Beta = 0.048; 95%CI = 0.023 to 0.073; p < 0.001) corroborate this association. Conclusion Our study provides robust evidence supporting a causal link between higher birth weight and longer telomere length.
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- Zhuoya Zhang
- Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Faria M, Ganz A, Galkin F, Zhavoronkov A, Snyder M. Psychogenic Aging: A Novel Prospect to Integrate Psychobiological Hallmarks of Aging. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:226. [PMID: 38816369 PMCID: PMC11139997 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02919-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Psychological factors are amongst the most robust predictors of healthspan and longevity, yet are rarely incorporated into scientific and medical frameworks of aging. The prospect of characterizing and integrating the psychological influences of aging is therefore an unmet step for the advancement of geroscience. Psychogenic Aging research is an emerging branch of biogerontology that aims to address this gap by investigating the impact of psychological factors on human longevity. It is an interdisciplinary field that integrates complex psychological, neurological, and molecular relationships that can be best understood with precision medicine methodologies. This perspective argues that psychogenic aging should be considered an integral component of the Hallmarks of Aging framework, opening the doors for future biopsychosocial integration in longevity research. By providing a unique perspective on frequently overlooked aspects of organismal aging, psychogenic aging offers new insights and targets for anti-aging therapeutics on individual and societal levels that can significantly benefit the scientific and medical communities.
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- Manuel Faria
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Deep Longevity, Hong Kong, China
- Insilico Medicine, Hong Kong, China
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Ingram SJ, Vazquez AY, Klump KL, Hyde LW, Burt SA, Clark SL. Associations of depression and anxiety symptoms in childhood and adolescence with epigenetic aging. J Affect Disord 2024; 352:250-258. [PMID: 38360371 PMCID: PMC11000694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Childhood anxiety and depression symptoms are potential risk factors for accelerated biological aging. In child and adolescent twins, we tested whether these symptoms were associated with DNA methylation (DNAm) aging, a measure of biological aging. METHODS 276 twins (135 pairs, 6 singletons) had DNAm assayed from saliva in middle childhood (mean = 7.8 years). Residuals of five different DNAm age estimates regressed on chronological age were used to indicate accelerated aging. Anxiety and depression symptoms were assessed in middle childhood and early adolescence using the Child Behavior Checklist. Mixed effect regression was used to examine potential relationships between anxiety or depression symptoms, and accelerated DNAm age. MZ twin difference analysis was then utilized to determine if associations were environmentally-driven or due to genetic or shared-environment confounding. RESULTS Anxiety and depression symptoms were not associated with accelerated DNAm aging in middle childhood. In early adolescence, only the Wu clock was significant and indicated that each one symptom increase in anxiety symptoms had an associated age acceleration of 0.03 years (~0.4 months; p = 0.019). MZ twin difference analysis revealed non-significant within-pair effects, suggesting genetic and shared environmental influences. LIMITATIONS Sample is predominantly male and white. Generalizability to other populations may be limited. CONCLUSION Accelerated DNAm aging of the Wu clock in middle childhood is associated with anxiety, but not depression, symptoms in early adolescence. Further, this association may be the result of shared genetic and environmental influences. Accelerated DNAm aging may serve as an early risk factor or predictor of later anxiety symptoms.
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- Sarah J Ingram
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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Kertes DA, Clendinen C, Duan K, Rabinowitz JA, Browning C, Kvam P. The Social Environment Matters for Telomere Length and Internalizing Problems During Adolescence. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:21-35. [PMID: 37747680 PMCID: PMC10761382 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01848-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Depression and anxiety symptoms are on the rise among adolescents. With increasing evidence that cellular aging may be associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms, there is an urgent need to identify the social environment context that may moderate this link. This study addresses this research gap by investigating the moderating role of the social environment on the relation between telomere length and emotional health among adolescents. Participants were 411 non-Hispanic (88.56%) Black (100%) adolescents (M = 14.23 years, SD = 1.85, female = 54%) in a major metropolitan city. Youth and parents reported on an array of social risk and protective factors, and youth provided DNA samples for telomere length measurement. Results demonstrated that the association of telomere length and anxiety symptoms was stronger among youth with higher perceived stress or lower school belongingness, and the association of telomere length with depressive symptoms was stronger under conditions of higher parent inter-partner psychological aggression. The results enhance our understanding of the complex associations between biological aging, the social environment, and mental health in adolescence.
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- Darlene A Kertes
- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 945 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
- Genetics Institute, University of Florida, 945 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 945 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 945 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, 1885 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 945 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA
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Clark SL, McGinnis EW, Zhao M, Xie L, Marks GT, Aberg KA, van den Oord EJCG, Copeland WE. The Impact of Childhood Mental Health and Substance Use on Methylation Aging Into Adulthood. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023:S0890-8567(23)02266-9. [PMID: 38157979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To test whether childhood mental health symptoms, substance use, and early adversity accelerate the rate of DNA methylation (DNAm) aging from adolescence to adulthood. METHOD DNAm was assayed from blood samples in 381 participants in both adolescence (mean [SD] age = 13.9 [1.6] years) and adulthood (mean [SD] age = 25.9 [2.7] years). Structured diagnostic interviews were completed with participants and their parents at multiple childhood observations (1,950 total) to assess symptoms of common mental health disorders (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety, and depression) and common types of substance use (alcohol, cannabis, nicotine) and early adversities. RESULTS Neither childhood mental health symptoms nor substance use variables were associated with DNAm aging cross-sectionally. In contrast, the following mental health symptoms and substance variables were associated with accelerated DNAm aging from adolescence to adulthood: depressive symptoms (b = 0.314, SE = 0.127, p = .014), internalizing symptoms (b = 0.108, SE = 0.049, p = .029), weekly cannabis use (b =1.665, SE = 0.591, p = .005), and years of weekly cannabis use (b = 0.718, SE = 0.283, p = .012). In models testing all individual variables simultaneously, the combined effect of the variables was equivalent to a potential difference of 3.17 to 3.76 years in DNAm aging. A final model tested a variable assessing cumulative exposure to mental health symptoms, substance use, and early adversities. This cumulative variable was strongly associated with accelerated aging (b = 0.126, SE = 0.044, p = .005). CONCLUSION Mental health symptoms and substance use accelerated DNAm aging into adulthood in a manner consistent with a shared risk mechanism.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Musci RJ, Raghunathan RS, Johnson SB, Klein L, Ladd-Acosta C, Ansah R, Hassoun R, Voegtline KM. Using Epigenetic Clocks to Characterize Biological Aging in Studies of Children and Childhood Exposures: a Systematic Review. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2023; 24:1398-1423. [PMID: 37477807 PMCID: PMC10964791 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01576-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Biological age, measured via epigenetic clocks, offers a unique and useful tool for prevention scientists to explore the short- and long-term implications of age deviations for health, development, and behavior. The use of epigenetic clocks in pediatric research is rapidly increasing, and there is a need to review the landscape of this work to understand the utility of these clocks for prevention scientists. We summarize the current state of the literature on the use of specific epigenetic clocks in childhood. Using systematic review methods, we identified studies published through February 2023 that used one of three epigenetic clocks as a measure of biological aging. These epigenetic clocks could either be used as a predictor of health outcomes or as a health outcome of interest. The database search identified 982 records, 908 of which were included in a title and abstract review. After full-text screening, 68 studies were eligible for inclusion. While findings were somewhat mixed, a majority of included studies found significant associations between the epigenetic clock used and the health outcome of interest or between an exposure and the epigenetic clock used. From these results, we propose the use of epigenetic clocks as a tool to understand how exposures impact biologic aging pathways and development in early life, as well as to monitor the effectiveness of preventive interventions that aim to reduce exposure and associated adverse health outcomes.
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- Rashelle J Musci
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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Mastrotheodoros S, Boks MP, Rousseau C, Meeus W, Branje S. Negative parenting, epigenetic age, and psychological problems: prospective associations from adolescence to young adulthood. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2023; 64:1446-1461. [PMID: 37203368 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epigenetic clocks are based on DNA methylation levels of several genomic loci and have been developed as indices of biological aging. Studies examining the effects of stressful environmental exposures have shown that stress is associated with differences between epigenetic age and chronological age (i.e., Epigenetic Age acceleration, EA). This pre-registered longitudinal study examined the long-term effects of negative parenting and psychological problems throughout adolescence (ages 13-17 years) on EA in late adolescence (age 17 years) and EA changes from late adolescence to young adulthood (age 25 years). Further, it examined how (change in) EA is related to changes in psychological problems from adolescence to young adulthood. METHODS We used data from a sample of 434 participants followed from age 13 to age 25, with saliva collected at ages 17 and 25. We estimated EA using four commonly used epigenetic clocks and analyzed the data using Structural Equation Modeling. RESULTS While negative parenting was not related to EA nor change in EA, (change in) EA was related to developmental indices such as externalizing problems and self-concept clarity. CONCLUSIONS Declining psychological well-being during young adulthood was preceded by EA.
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- Stefanos Mastrotheodoros
- Department of Youth and Family, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center University Medical Center Utrecht, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Youth and Family, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Youth and Family, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ford JL, Pickler R, Browning CR, Tarrence J, Anderson AM, Kertes DA. Associations of depression and anxiety and adolescent telomere length. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 155:106310. [PMID: 37290379 PMCID: PMC10859186 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Telomere length (TL), a biomarker of cellular aging, is influenced by adverse life experiences. Although depression and anxiety are associated with shorter TL in adults, the relationship in younger ages has received little attention. We examined relationships between depression and anxiety diagnoses and symptomatology and TL in adolescence, an important developmental window for early intervention. Sex differences in relationships were also examined. METHODS Wave 1 survey and TL data from the Adolescent Health and Development in Context study were analyzed (N = 995). Depression and anxiety diagnosis were parent-reported measures categorized as: current diagnosis, prior diagnosis, and never diagnosed (reference category). Depressive symptoms were measured via adolescent-report using nine items from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale, short form. Anxiety symptoms were measured via adolescent-report using eight items from the pediatric anxiety scale obtained from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System. Genomic DNA was isolated from 500 μL saliva via ethanol precipitation. Genomic DNA TL was assessed using monoplexed quantitative polymerase chain reactions. Relative T/S quantities were calculated in accordance with established procedures. Covariates included sociodemographic factors (sex, age, race/ethnicity, caregiver marital status and education level, and household income), pubertal development, and season of collection. Descriptive and multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted, including an examination of sex as a moderator in the relationships between depression, anxiety, and TL. RESULTS In multivariable analysis, adolescents with a current depression diagnosis (b = -0.26, p < .05), but not a prior diagnosis (b =0.05, p > .05) had shorter TL than those who were never diagnosed; higher depressive symptom scores were associated with shorter TL (b = -0.12, p < .05). No significant associations were found between anxiety diagnosis and TL; however, higher anxiety symptom scores were associated with shorter TL (b = -0.14, p < .01). Sex did not significantly moderate any of the relationships between depression, anxiety and TL. CONCLUSIONS Depression and anxiety were associated with shorter TL in this diverse community sample of adolescents and the findings highlight the potential for impaired mental health to contribute to cellular senescence as early as adolescence. Prospective research on the long-term effect of depression and anxiety occurring earlier in the life span on TL over time is needed, including examination of potential mechanisms that may accelerate or buffer the negative effects of impaired mental health on TL.
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- Jodi L Ford
- The Ohio State University College of Nursing, 1577 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- The Ohio State University College of Nursing, 1577 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Sociology, 1885 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State University College of Nursing, 1577 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- University of Florida Department of Psychology, 945 Center Drive/P.O. Box 112250, Gainesville, FL 32611-2250, USA
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Bourdon C, Etain B, Spano L, Belzeaux R, Leboyer M, Delahaye-Duriez A, Ibrahim EC, Lutz PE, Gard S, Schwan R, Polosan M, Courtet P, Passerieux C, Bellivier F, Marie-Claire C. Accelerated aging in bipolar disorders: An exploratory study of six epigenetic clocks. Psychiatry Res 2023; 327:115373. [PMID: 37542794 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
Abstract
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder associated with significant medical morbidity and reduced life expectancy. In this study, we assessed accelerated epigenetic aging in individuals with BD using various DNA methylation (DNAm)-based markers. For this purpose, we used five epigenetic clocks (Horvath, Hannum, EN, PhenoAge, and GrimAge) and a DNAm-based telomere length clock (DNAmTL). DNAm profiles were obtained using Infinium MethylationEPIC Arrays from whole-blood samples of 184 individuals with BD. We also estimated blood cell counts based on DNAm levels for adjustment. Significant correlations between chronological age and each epigenetic age estimated using the six different clocks were observed. Following adjustment for blood cell counts, we found that the six epigenetic AgeAccels (age accelerations) were significantly associated with the body mass index. GrimAge AgeAccel was significantly associated with male sex, smoking status and childhood maltreatment. DNAmTL AgeAccel was significantly associated with smoking status. Overall, this study showed that distinct epigenetic clocks are sensitive to different aspects of aging process in BD. Further investigations with comprehensive epigenetic clock analyses and large samples are required to confirm our findings of potential determinants of an accelerated epigenetic aging in BD.
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- Céline Bourdon
- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, F-75006 Paris, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, F-75006 Paris, France; Département de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpitaux Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, GHU APHP.Nord - Université de Paris, Paris, F-75010, France; Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie, CHU de Montpellier, France; Pôle de Psychiatrie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, INT-UMR7289, CNRS Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France; Université Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, IMRB, Translational Neuro-Psychiatry, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; Université Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, IMRB, Translational Neuro-Psychiatry, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Département Médico-Universitaire de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie (DMU IMPACT), Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire de Médecine de Précision en Psychiatrie (FHU ADAPT), Créteil, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, INT, Inst Neurosci Timone, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives UPR3212, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; Pôle de Psychiatrie Générale et Universitaire, Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; Université de Lorraine, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Inserm U1254, Nancy, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; IGF, Univ. Montpellier France, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France; Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France; Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'adulte et d'addictologie, Le Chesnay, France; DisAP-DevPsy-CESP, INSERM UMR1018, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, F-75006 Paris, France; Département de Psychiatrie et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpitaux Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, GHU APHP.Nord - Université de Paris, Paris, F-75010, France; Fondation Fondamental, F-94010, Créteil, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie, F-75006 Paris, France
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Ray M, Wallace MK, Grayson SC, Cummings MH, Davis JA, Scott J, Belcher SM, Davis TS, Conley YP. Epigenomic Links Between Social Determinants of Health and Symptoms: A Scoping Review. Biol Res Nurs 2023; 25:404-416. [PMID: 36537264 PMCID: PMC10404910 DOI: 10.1177/10998004221147300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Abstract
Social determinants of health (SDoH) impact health and wellness. The link between SDoH and adverse health outcomes, including symptom occurrence and severity, may be explained by an individual's physiologic response to one or more SDoH. One potential mechanism underlying this physiologic response linking SDoH and symptoms is the dynamic epigenome. The purpose of this scoping review of the literature was to examine differential susceptibility for symptoms by identifying and summarizing research linking SDoH and symptoms through epigenomic mechanisms. PubMed was searched to identify empirical research where at least one SDoH was an independent or dependent variable, at least one symptom was investigated, and the investigation included an epigenomic measure. Of the 484 articles initially retrieved, after thorough vetting, 41 articles met eligibility. The most studied symptom was depressive symptoms followed by anxiety, cognitive function, sleep dysfunction, and pain. The most frequently studied SDoH were: 1) stress, particularly early life stress and acculturative stress; and 2) trauma, predominantly childhood trauma. DNA methylation and telomere length were the most studied epigenomic measures. Four genes (SLC6A4, BDNF, NR3C1, OXTR) had evidence from multiple studies and across methodological approaches linking SDoH to symptoms. This review supports the inclusion of epigenomic approaches to better understand the link between SDoH and symptoms and provides evidence that SDoH impact telomere length and the methylation of genes involved in neurotransmitter signaling, neuronal survival, behavior, inflammation and stress response.
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- Mitali Ray
- Health Promotion and Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Health Promotion and Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Health Promotion and Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Health Promotion and Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Health Promotion and Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Yusupov N, Dieckmann L, Erhart M, Sauer S, Rex-Haffner M, Kopf-Beck J, Brückl TM, Czamara D, Binder EB. Transdiagnostic evaluation of epigenetic age acceleration and burden of psychiatric disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023:10.1038/s41386-023-01579-3. [PMID: 37069357 PMCID: PMC10354057 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01579-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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Different psychiatric disorders as well as exposure to adverse life events have individually been associated with multiple age-related diseases and mortality. Age acceleration in different epigenetic clocks can serve as biomarker for such risk and could help to disentangle the interplay of psychiatric comorbidity and early adversity on age-related diseases and mortality. We evaluated five epigenetic clocks (Horvath, Hannum, PhenoAge, GrimAge and DunedinPoAm) in a transdiagnostic psychiatric sample using epigenome-wide DNA methylation data from peripheral blood of 429 subjects from two studies at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry. Burden of psychiatric disease, represented by a weighted score, was significantly associated with biological age acceleration as measured by GrimAge and DunedinPoAm (R2-adj. 0.22 and 0.33 for GrimAge and DunedinPoAm, respectively), but not the other investigated clocks. The relation of burden of psychiatric disease appeared independent of differences in socioeconomic status and medication. Our findings indicate that increased burden of psychiatric disease may associate with accelerated biological aging. This highlights the importance of medical management of patients with multiple psychiatric comorbidities and the potential usefulness of specific epigenetic clocks for early detection of risk and targeted intervention to reduce mortality in psychiatric patients.
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- Natan Yusupov
- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany.
- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP), Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
- Department of Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, 80804, Germany
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Hautekiet P, Saenen ND, Martens DS, Debay M, Van der Heyden J, Nawrot TS, De Clercq EM. A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing. BMC Med 2022; 20:328. [PMID: 36171556 PMCID: PMC9520873 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02524-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies often evaluate mental health and well-being in association with individual health behaviours although evaluating multiple health behaviours that co-occur in real life may reveal important insights into the overall association. Also, the underlying pathways of how lifestyle might affect our health are still under debate. Here, we studied the mediation of different health behaviours or lifestyle factors on mental health and its effect on core markers of ageing: telomere length (TL) and mitochondrial DNA content (mtDNAc). METHODS In this study, 6054 adults from the 2018 Belgian Health Interview Survey (BHIS) were included. Mental health and well-being outcomes included psychological and severe psychological distress, vitality, life satisfaction, self-perceived health, depressive and generalised anxiety disorder and suicidal ideation. A lifestyle score integrating diet, physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption and BMI was created and validated. On a subset of 739 participants, leucocyte TL and mtDNAc were assessed using qPCR. Generalised linear mixed models were used while adjusting for a priori chosen covariates. RESULTS The average age (SD) of the study population was 49.9 (17.5) years, and 48.8% were men. A one-point increment in the lifestyle score was associated with lower odds (ranging from 0.56 to 0.74) for all studied mental health outcomes and with a 1.74% (95% CI: 0.11, 3.40%) longer TL and 4.07% (95% CI: 2.01, 6.17%) higher mtDNAc. Psychological distress and suicidal ideation were associated with a lower mtDNAc of - 4.62% (95% CI: - 8.85, - 0.20%) and - 7.83% (95% CI: - 14.77, - 0.34%), respectively. No associations were found between mental health and TL. CONCLUSIONS In this large-scale study, we showed the positive association between a healthy lifestyle and both biological ageing and different dimensions of mental health and well-being. We also indicated that living a healthy lifestyle contributes to more favourable biological ageing.
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- Pauline Hautekiet
- Sciensano, Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. .,Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Sciensano, Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.,Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Sciensano, Epidemiology and Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500, Hasselt, Belgium.,Centre for Environment and Health, Leuven University, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sciensano, Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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Reimann B, Martens DS, Wang C, Ghantous A, Herceg Z, Plusquin M, Nawrot TS. Interrelationships and determinants of aging biomarkers in cord blood. J Transl Med 2022; 20:353. [PMID: 35945616 PMCID: PMC9361565 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03541-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence supports the concept of prenatal programming as an early factor in the aging process. DNA methylation age (DNAm age), global genome-wide DNA methylation (global methylation), telomere length (TL), and mitochondrial DNA content (mtDNA content) have independently been shown to be markers of aging, but their interrelationship and determinants at birth remain uncertain. METHODS We assessed the inter-correlation between the aging biomarkers DNAm age, global methylation, TL and mtDNA content using Pearson's correlation in 190 cord blood samples of the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort. TL and mtDNA content was measured via qPCR, while the DNA methylome was determined using the human 450K methylation Illumina microarray. Subsequently, DNAm age was calculated according to Horvath's epigenetic clock, and mean global, promoter, gene-body, and intergenic DNA methylation were determined. Path analysis, a form of structural equation modeling, was performed to disentangle the complex causal relationships among the aging biomarkers and their potential determinants. RESULTS DNAm age was inversely correlated with global methylation (r = -0.64, p < 0.001) and mtDNA content (r = - 0.16, p = 0.027). Cord blood TL was correlated with mtDNA content (r = 0.26, p < 0.001) but not with global methylation or DNAm age. Path analysis showed the strongest effect for global methylation on DNAm age with a decrease of 0.64 standard deviations (SD) in DNAm age for each SD (0.01%) increase in global methylation (p < 0.001). Among the applied covariates, newborn sex and season of delivery were the strongest determinants of aging biomarkers. CONCLUSIONS We provide insight into molecular aging signatures at the start of life, including their interrelations and determinants, showing that cord blood DNAm age is inversely associated with global methylation and mtDNA content but not with newborn telomere length. Our findings demonstrate that cord blood TL and DNAm age relate to different pathways/mechanisms of biological aging and can be influenced by environmental factors already at the start of life. These findings are relevant for understanding fetal programming and for the early prevention of noncommunicable diseases.
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- Brigitte Reimann
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Epigenomics and Mechanisms Branch, International Agency for Research On Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Epigenomics and Mechanisms Branch, International Agency for Research On Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
- School of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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