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Kallianpur KJ, Obhi HK, Donlon T, Masaki K, Willcox B, Martin P. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between late-life depressive symptoms and cognitive deficits: 20-year follow-up of the Kuakini Honolulu-Asia aging study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2024; 127:105551. [PMID: 38968756 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105551] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To examine depressed affect, somatic complaints, and positive affect as longitudinal predictors of fluid, crystallized and global cognitive performance in the Kuakini Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS), a large prospective cohort study of Japanese-American men. METHODS We assessed 3,088 dementia-free Kuakini-HAAS participants aged 71-93 (77.1 ± 4.2) years at baseline (1991-1993). Depressive symptoms were evaluated by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. Baseline CES-D depression subscales (depressed and positive affects; somatic complaints) were computed. The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI) measured cognitive performance on a 100-point scale; fluid and crystallized cognitive abilities were derived from CASI factor analysis. Cognition was also evaluated at 4 follow-up examinations over a 20-year period. Multiple regression assessed baseline CES-D subscales as predictors of cognitive change. The baseline covariates analyzed were CASI, age, education, prevalent stroke, APOE ε4 presence, and the longevity-associated FOXO3 genotype. RESULTS Cross-sectionally, baseline CES-D subscales were related to cognitive measures; e.g., higher depressed affect was associated with lower crystallized ability (β = -0.058, p ≤ 0.01), and somatic complaints were linked to poorer fluid ability (β = -0.045, p ≤ 0.05) and to worse global cognitive function as measured by total CASI score (β = -0.038, p ≤ 0.05). However, depression subscales did not significantly or consistently predict fluid ability, crystallized ability, or global cognitive performance over time. CONCLUSION Psychological and physical well-being were associated with contemporaneous but not subsequent cognitive functioning. Assessment of depressive symptoms may identify individuals who are likely to benefit from interventions to improve mood and somatic health and thereby maintain or enhance cognition.
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- Kalpana J Kallianpur
- Kuakini Center for Translational Research on Aging, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States; Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama, Honolulu, HI, United States.
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- School of Medicine Office of Research, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States
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- Kuakini Center for Translational Research on Aging, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
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- Kuakini Center for Translational Research on Aging, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
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- Kuakini Center for Translational Research on Aging, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, United States; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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Santo EE, Ribel‐Madsen R, Stroeken PJ, de Boer VCJ, Hansen NS, Commandeur M, Vaag AA, Versteeg R, Paik J, Westerhout EM. FOXO3A-short is a novel regulator of non-oxidative glucose metabolism associated with human longevity. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e13763. [PMID: 36617632 PMCID: PMC10014046 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13763] [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] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Intronic single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in FOXO3A are associated with human longevity. Currently, it is unclear how these SNPs alter FOXO3A functionality and human physiology, thereby influencing lifespan. Here, we identify a primate-specific FOXO3A transcriptional isoform, FOXO3A-Short (FOXO3A-S), encoding a major longevity-associated SNP, rs9400239 (C or T), within its 5' untranslated region. The FOXO3A-S mRNA is highly expressed in the skeletal muscle and has very limited expression in other tissues. We find that the rs9400239 variant influences the stability and functionality of the primarily nuclear protein(s) encoded by the FOXO3A-S mRNA. Assessment of the relationship between the FOXO3A-S polymorphism and peripheral glucose clearance during insulin infusion (Rd clamp) in a cohort of Danish twins revealed that longevity T-allele carriers have markedly faster peripheral glucose clearance rates than normal lifespan C-allele carriers. In vitro experiments in human myotube cultures utilizing overexpression of each allele showed that the C-allele represses glycolysis independently of PI3K signaling, while overexpression of the T-allele represses glycolysis only in a PI3K-inactive background. Supporting this finding inducible knockdown of the FOXO3A-S C-allele in cultured myotubes increases the glycolytic rate. We conclude that the rs9400239 polymorphism acts as a molecular switch which changes the identity of the FOXO3A-S-derived protein(s), which in turn alters the relationship between FOXO3A-S and insulin/PI3K signaling and glycolytic flux in the skeletal muscle. This critical difference endows carriers of the FOXO3A-S T-allele with consistently higher insulin-stimulated peripheral glucose clearance rates, which may contribute to their longer and healthier lifespans.
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- Evan E. Santo
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic ResearchClinical PharmacologyCopenhagenDenmark
- The Danish Diabetes AcademyOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Endocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Clinical Research CentreLund UniversityMalmöSweden
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Oncogenomics, Academic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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McIntyre RL, Liu YJ, Hu M, Morris BJ, Willcox BJ, Donlon TA, Houtkooper RH, Janssens GE. Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical activation of FOXO3 for healthy longevity. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 78:101621. [PMID: 35421606 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Life expectancy has increased substantially over the last 150 years. Yet this means that now most people also spend a greater length of time suffering from various age-associated diseases. As such, delaying age-related functional decline and extending healthspan, the period of active older years free from disease and disability, is an overarching objective of current aging research. Geroprotectors, compounds that target pathways that causally influence aging, are increasingly recognized as a means to extend healthspan in the aging population. Meanwhile, FOXO3 has emerged as a geroprotective gene intricately involved in aging and healthspan. FOXO3 genetic variants are linked to human longevity, reduced disease risks, and even self-reported health. Therefore, identification of FOXO3-activating compounds represents one of the most direct candidate approaches to extending healthspan in aging humans. In this work, we review compounds that activate FOXO3, or influence healthspan or lifespan in a FOXO3-dependent manner. These compounds can be classified as pharmaceuticals, including PI3K/AKT inhibitors and AMPK activators, antidepressants and antipsychotics, muscle relaxants, and HDAC inhibitors, or as nutraceuticals, including primary metabolites involved in cell growth and sustenance, and secondary metabolites including extracts, polyphenols, terpenoids, and other purified natural compounds. The compounds documented here provide a basis and resource for further research and development, with the ultimate goal of promoting healthy longevity in humans.
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Klinpudtan N, Allsopp RC, Kabayama M, Godai K, Gondo Y, Masui Y, Akagi Y, Srithumsuk W, Sugimoto K, Akasaka H, Takami Y, Takeya Y, Yamamoto K, Ikebe K, Yasumoto S, Ogawa M, Ishizaki T, Arai Y, Rakugi H, Chen R, Willcox BJ, Willcox DC, Kamide K. The association between longevity associated FOXO3 allele and heart disease in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians: The SONIC study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 77:1542-1548. [PMID: 34254639 PMCID: PMC9373940 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The G allele of FOXO3 gene (single-nucleotide polymorphism; rs2802292) is strongly associated with human longevity. However, knowledge of the effect of FOXO3 in older populations, men or women, with heart disease is limited. This cross-sectional study in Japan included 1836 older adults in the 70- and 80-year-old groups. DNA samples isolated from buffy coat samples of peripheral blood were used to genotype FOXO3 (rs2802292). Self-reports were used to obtain heart disease data according to physician diagnosis. Multiple logistic regression was used to test the association by adjusting for the traditional risk factor of heart disease. The prevalence of heart disease in women FOXO3 G-allele carriers was higher than noncarriers (16.7% vs 11.6%, p = .022). The prevalence of coronary heart disease was lower for FOXO3 G carriers in the 70-year-old group for both sexes (men: 9.3% vs 4.3%, p = .042 and women: 10% vs 9%, p = .079, respectively). The G allele was negatively associated with heart disease after adjusting for diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking in men (odds ratio [OR] = 0.70, 95% confidence intervals [CIs], 0.49–0.99, p = .046), although the association was weaker after full adjustment. In contrast, women carriers of the FOXO3 G allele showed a positive association with heart disease after total adjustment (OR = 1.49, 95% CI, 1.00–2.21, p = .049). In conclusion, the longevity-associated G allele of FOXO3 was observed to have contrasting associations with heart disease prevalence according to sex in older Japanese. To further confirm this association, a longitudinal study and a large sample size will be required.
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- Nonglak Klinpudtan
- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Biogenesis Research, Department of Anatomy Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Thanatology and Geriatric Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Thanatology and Geriatric Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI, USA.,Okinawa International University, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion System Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Chen R, Morris BJ, Donlon TA, Masaki KH, Willcox DC, Davy PMC, Allsopp RC, Willcox BJ. FOXO3 longevity genotype mitigates the increased mortality risk in men with a cardiometabolic disease. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:23509-23524. [PMID: 33260156 PMCID: PMC7762472 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
FOXO3 is a prominent longevity gene. To date, no-one has examined whether longevity-associated FOXO3 genetic variants protect against mortality in all individuals, or only in those with aging-related diseases. We therefore tested longevity-associated FOXO3 single nucleotide polymorphisms in a haplotype block for association with mortality in 3,584 elderly American men of Japanese ancestry, 2,512 with and 1,072 without a cardiometabolic disease (CMD). At baseline (1991–1993), 1,010 CMD subjects had diabetes, 1,919 had hypertension, and 738 had coronary heart disease (CHD). Follow-up until Dec 31, 2019 found that in CMD-affected individuals, longevity-associated alleles of FOXO3 were associated with significantly longer lifespan: haplotype hazard ratio 0.81 (95% CI 0.72-0.91; diabetes 0.77, hypertension 0.82, CHD 0.83). Overall, men with a CMD had higher mortality than men without a CMD (P=6x10-7). However, those men with a CMD who had the FOXO3 longevity genotype had similar survival as men without a CMD. In men without a CMD there was no association of longevity-associated alleles of FOXO3 with lifespan. Our study provides novel insights into the basis for the long-established role of FOXO3 as a longevity gene. We suggest that the FOXO3 longevity genotype increases lifespan only in at-risk individuals by protection against cardiometabolic stress.
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- Randi Chen
- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.,School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.,Institute for Biogenesis Research, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Human Welfare, Okinawa International University, Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Welfare, Okinawa International University, Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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Stevens SM, Gustavson DE, Fang B, Tu X, Logue M, Lyons MJ, Reynolds CA, Kremen WS, Franz CE. Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life in Trauma-Exposed Male Veterans in Late Midlife: A 20 Year Longitudinal Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17124554. [PMID: 32599875 PMCID: PMC7345107 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
Trauma-exposed adults with high levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) report poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL), but less is known about the persistence of this relationship over time. Participants from the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging reported on PTSS, health, and sociodemographic characteristics at average age 38; 775 participants reported having been exposed to trauma. Later, at average ages 56 and 62, mental and physical HRQOL were assessed with the Short-Form 36. Premorbid risk for anxiety/neuroticism was evaluated with a polygenic risk score derived from a large genome-wide association study meta-analysis. In multivariate mixed models, having higher levels of PTSS, poorer self-rated health, lower income, and less education at age 38 were associated with worse physical and mental HRQOL two decades later. Chronic health problems at age 38 predicted midlife physical but not mental HRQOL. Although genetic risk for neuroticism was correlated with HRQOL and PTSS, it was no longer significant in multivariate models. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) predicts morbidity and mortality independently of objective health measures; early interventions may help to mitigate the ongoing impact of trauma on quality of life.
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- Samantha M. Stevens
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (S.M.S.); (D.E.G.); (B.F.); (W.S.K.)
- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (S.M.S.); (D.E.G.); (B.F.); (W.S.K.)
- Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (S.M.S.); (D.E.G.); (B.F.); (W.S.K.)
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA;
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (M.L.); (M.J.L.)
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (M.L.); (M.J.L.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (S.M.S.); (D.E.G.); (B.F.); (W.S.K.)
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (S.M.S.); (D.E.G.); (B.F.); (W.S.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-858-822-1793
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Morris BJ, Willcox BJ, Donlon TA. Genetic and epigenetic regulation of human aging and longevity. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2019; 1865:1718-1744. [PMID: 31109447 PMCID: PMC7295568 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Here we summarize the latest data on genetic and epigenetic contributions to human aging and longevity. Whereas environmental and lifestyle factors are important at younger ages, the contribution of genetics appears more important in reaching extreme old age. Genome-wide studies have implicated ~57 gene loci in lifespan. Epigenomic changes during aging profoundly affect cellular function and stress resistance. Dysregulation of transcriptional and chromatin networks is likely a crucial component of aging. Large-scale bioinformatic analyses have revealed involvement of numerous interaction networks. As the young well-differentiated cell replicates into eventual senescence there is drift in the highly regulated chromatin marks towards an entropic middle-ground between repressed and active, such that genes that were previously inactive "leak". There is a breakdown in chromatin connectivity such that topologically associated domains and their insulators weaken, and well-defined blocks of constitutive heterochromatin give way to generalized, senescence-associated heterochromatin, foci. Together, these phenomena contribute to aging.
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- Brian J Morris
- Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia; Honolulu Heart Program (HHP)/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS), Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, United States; Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Kuakini Medical Center Campus, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States.
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- Honolulu Heart Program (HHP)/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS), Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, United States; Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Kuakini Medical Center Campus, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States.
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- Honolulu Heart Program (HHP)/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (HAAS), Department of Research, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96817, United States; Departments of Cell & Molecular Biology and Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States.
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Sanese P, Forte G, Disciglio V, Grossi V, Simone C. FOXO3 on the Road to Longevity: Lessons From SNPs and Chromatin Hubs. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2019; 17:737-745. [PMID: 31303978 PMCID: PMC6606898 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Health span is driven by a precise interplay between genes and the environment. Cell response to environmental cues is mediated by signaling cascades and genetic variants that affect gene expression by regulating chromatin plasticity. Indeed, they can promote the interaction of promoters with regulatory elements by forming active chromatin hubs. FOXO3 encodes a transcription factor with a strong impact on aging and age-related phenotypes, as it regulates stress response, therefore affecting lifespan. A significant association has been shown between human longevity and several FOXO3 variants located in intron 2. This haplotype block forms a putative aging chromatin hub in which FOXO3 has a central role, as it modulates the physical connection and activity of neighboring genes involved in age-related processes. Here we describe the role of FOXO3 and its single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in healthy aging, with a focus on the enhancer region encompassing the SNP rs2802292, which upregulates FOXO3 expression and can promote the activity of the aging hub in response to different stress stimuli. FOXO3 protective effect on lifespan may be due to the accessibility of this region to transcription factors promoting its expression. This could in part explain the differences in FOXO3 association with longevity between genders, as its activity in females may be modulated by estrogens through estrogen receptor response elements located in the rs2802292-encompassing region. Altogether, the molecular mechanisms described here may help establish whether the rs2802292 SNP can be taken advantage of in predictive medicine and define the potential of targeting FOXO3 for age-related diseases.
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Key Words
- 3C, Chromosome conformation capture
- 5′UTR, Five prime untranslated region
- ACH, Active chromatin hub
- Aging
- Chromatin hub
- ER, Estrogen receptor
- ERE, Estrogen-responsive element
- FHRE, Forkhead response element
- FOXO3
- FOXO3, Forkhead box 3
- GPx, Glutathione peroxidase
- GWAS, Genome-wide association study
- HPS, Hamartomatous polyposis syndrome
- HSE, Heat shock element
- HSF1, Heat shock factor 1
- IGF-1, Insulin growth factor-1
- LD, Linkage disequilibrium
- Longevity
- PHTS, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
- PJS, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- ROS, Reactive oxygen species
- SNP
- SNP, Single nucleotide polymorphism
- SNV, Single nucleotide variant
- SOD2, Superoxide dismutase 2
- TAD, Topologically associated domain
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- Paola Sanese
- Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, National Institute of Gastroenterology 'S. de Bellis' Research Hospital, Via Turi, 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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- Medical Genetics, National Institute of Gastroenterology 'S. de Bellis' Research Hospital, Via Turi, 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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- Medical Genetics, National Institute of Gastroenterology 'S. de Bellis' Research Hospital, Via Turi, 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.,Medical Genetics, National Institute of Gastroenterology 'S. de Bellis' Research Hospital, Via Turi, 27, 70013 Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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Abstract
The forkhead box O3 (FOXO3, or FKHRL1) protein is a member of the FOXO subclass of transcription factors. FOXO proteins were originally identified as regulators of insulin-related genes; however, they are now established regulators of genes involved in vital biological processes, including substrate metabolism, protein turnover, cell survival, and cell death.
FOXO3 is one of the rare genes that have been consistently linked to longevity in
in vivo models. This review provides an update of the most recent research pertaining to the role of FOXO3 in (i) the regulation of protein turnover in skeletal muscle, the largest protein pool of the body, and (ii) the genetic basis of longevity. Finally, it examines (iii) the role of microRNAs in the regulation of FOXO3 and its impact on the regulation of the cell cycle.
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- Renae J Stefanetti
- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Footscray, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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