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Ohtsuka H, Shimasaki T, Aiba H. Low-Molecular Weight Compounds that Extend the Chronological Lifespan of Yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2024; 8:e2400138. [PMID: 38616173 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202400138] [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: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Yeast is an excellent model organism for research for regulating aging and lifespan, and the studies have made many contributions to date, including identifying various factors and signaling pathways related to aging and lifespan. More than 20 years have passed since molecular biological perspectives are adopted in this research field, and intracellular factors and signal pathways that control aging and lifespan have evolutionarily conserved from yeast to mammals. Furthermore, these findings have been applied to control the aging and lifespan of various model organisms by adjustment of the nutritional environment, genetic manipulation, and drug treatment using low-molecular weight compounds. Among these, drug treatment is easier than the other methods, and research into drugs that regulate aging and lifespan is consequently expected to become more active. Chronological lifespan, a definition of yeast lifespan, refers to the survival period of a cell population under nondividing conditions. Herein, low-molecular weight compounds are summarized that extend the chronological lifespan of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, along with their intracellular functions. The low-molecular weight compounds are also discussed that extend the lifespan of other model organisms. Compounds that have so far only been studied in yeast may soon extend lifespan in other organisms.
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- Hokuto Ohtsuka
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Missong H, Joshi R, Khullar N, Thareja S, Navik U, Bhatti GK, Bhatti JS. Nutrient-epigenome interactions: Implications for personalized nutrition against aging-associated diseases. J Nutr Biochem 2024; 127:109592. [PMID: 38325612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Aging is a multifaceted process involving genetic and environmental interactions often resulting in epigenetic changes, potentially leading to aging-related diseases. Various strategies, like dietary interventions and calorie restrictions, have been employed to modify these epigenetic landscapes. A burgeoning field of interest focuses on the role of microbiota in human health, emphasizing system biology and computational approaches. These methods help decipher the intricate interplay between diet and gut microbiota, facilitating the creation of personalized nutrition strategies. In this review, we analysed the mechanisms related to nutritional interventions while highlighting the influence of dietary strategies, like calorie restriction and intermittent fasting, on microbial composition and function. We explore how gut microbiota affects the efficacy of interventions using tools like multi-omics data integration, network analysis, and machine learning. These tools enable us to pinpoint critical regulatory elements and generate individualized models for dietary responses. Lastly, we emphasize the need for a deeper comprehension of nutrient-epigenome interactions and the potential of personalized nutrition informed by individual genetic and epigenetic profiles. As knowledge and technology advance, dietary epigenetics stands on the cusp of reshaping our strategy against aging and related diseases.
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- Hemi Missong
- Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Nanotherapeutics, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Nanotherapeutics, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Medical Lab Technology, University Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
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- Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Nanotherapeutics, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
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Chen X, Bahramimehr F, Shahhamzehei N, Fu H, Lin S, Wang H, Li C, Efferth T, Hong C. Anti-aging effects of medicinal plants and their rapid screening using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 129:155665. [PMID: 38768535 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Aging is the primary risk factor of most chronic diseases in humans, including cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and neurodegenerative diseases, which extensively damage the quality of life for elderly individuals. Aging is a multifaceted process with numerous factors affecting it. Efficient model organisms are essential for the research and development of anti-aging agents, particularly when investigating pharmacological mechanisms are needed. PURPOSE This review discusses the application of Caenorhabditis elegans for studying aging and its related signaling pathways, and presents an overview of studies exploring the mechanism and screening of anti-aging agents in C. elegans. Additionally, the review summarizes related clinical trials of anti-aging agents to inspire the development of new medications. METHOD Literature was searched, analyzed, and collected using PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The search terms used were "anti-aging", "medicinal plants", "synthetic compounds", "C. elegans", "signal pathway", etc. Several combinations of these keywords were used. Studies conducted in C. elegans or humans were included. Articles were excluded, if they were on studies conducted in silico or in vitro or could not offer effective data. RESULTS Four compounds mainly derived through synthesis (metformin, rapamycin, nicotinamide mononucleotide, alpha-ketoglutarate) and four active ingredients chiefly obtained from plants (resveratrol, quercetin, Astragalus polysaccharide, ginsenosides) are introduced emphatically. These compounds and active ingredients exhibit potential anti-aging effects in preclinical and clinical studies. The screening of these anti-aging agents and the investigation of their pharmacological mechanisms can benefit from the use of C. elegans. CONCLUSION Medicinal plants provide valuable resource for the treatment of diseases. A wide source of raw materials for the particular plant medicinal compounds having anti-aging effects meet diverse pharmaceutical requirements, such as immunomodulatory, anti-inflammation and alleviating oxidative stress. C. elegans possesses advantages in scientific research including short life cycle, small size, easy maintenance, genetic tractability and conserved biological processes related to aging. C. elegans can be used for the efficient and rapid evaluation of compounds with the potential to slow down aging.
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- Xiaodan Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
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Wang X, Luo Y, He S, Lu Y, Gong Y, Gao L, Mao S, Liu X, Jiang N, Pu Q, Du D, Shu Y, Hai S, Li S, Chen HN, Zhao Y, Xie D, Qi S, Lei P, Hu H, Xu H, Zhou ZG, Dong B, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Dai L. Age-, sex- and proximal-distal-resolved multi-omics identifies regulators of intestinal aging in non-human primates. NATURE AGING 2024; 4:414-433. [PMID: 38321225 PMCID: PMC10950786 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00572-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The incidence of intestinal diseases increases with age, yet the mechanisms governing gut aging and its link to diseases, such as colorectal cancer (CRC), remain elusive. In this study, while considering age, sex and proximal-distal variations, we used a multi-omics approach in non-human primates (Macaca fascicularis) to shed light on the heterogeneity of intestinal aging and identify potential regulators of gut aging. We explored the roles of several regulators, including those from tryptophan metabolism, in intestinal function and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. Suggesting conservation of region specificity, tryptophan metabolism via the kynurenine and serotonin (5-HT) pathways varied between the proximal and distal colon, and, using a mouse colitis model, we observed that distal colitis was more sensitive to 5-HT treatment. Additionally, using proteomics analysis of human CRC samples, we identified links between gut aging and CRC, with high HPX levels predicting poor prognosis in older patients with CRC. Together, this work provides potential targets for preventing gut aging and associated diseases.
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Grants
- P40 OD010440 NIH HHS
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)
- National Key R&D Program of China,2022YFA1303200, 2018YFC2000305; The 135 Project of West China Hospital, ZYJC21005, ZYGD20010 and ZYYC23013.
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province,2023NSFSC1196
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province,2021YFS0134
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics of West China Hospital, Z2021JC005
- The 135 Project of West China Hospital, ZYYC23025.
- National Key R&D Program of China, 2019YFA0110203;
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics of West China Hospital, Z2021JC006;
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- Xinyuan Wang
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Advanced Mass Spectrometry Center, Research Core Facility, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Mass Spectrometry Center, Research Core Facility, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Advanced Mass Spectrometry Center, Research Core Facility, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Advanced Mass Spectrometry Center, Research Core Facility, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Colorectal Cancer Center, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Colorectal Cancer Center, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, Center for Immunology and Hematology and General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, General Practice Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Tammaro A, Daniels EG, Hu IM, ‘t Hart KC, Reid K, Juni RP, Butter LM, Vasam G, Kamble R, Jongejan A, Aviv RI, Roelofs JJ, Aronica E, Boon RA, Menzies KJ, Houtkooper RH, Janssens GE. HDAC1/2 inhibitor therapy improves multiple organ systems in aged mice. iScience 2024; 27:108681. [PMID: 38269100 PMCID: PMC10805681 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108681] [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: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Aging increases the risk of age-related diseases, imposing substantial healthcare and personal costs. Targeting fundamental aging mechanisms pharmacologically can promote healthy aging and reduce this disease susceptibility. In this work, we employed transcriptome-based drug screening to identify compounds emulating transcriptional signatures of long-lived genetic interventions. We discovered compound 60 (Cmpd60), a selective histone deacetylase 1 and 2 (HDAC1/2) inhibitor, mimicking diverse longevity interventions. In extensive molecular, phenotypic, and bioinformatic assessments using various cell and aged mouse models, we found Cmpd60 treatment to improve age-related phenotypes in multiple organs. Cmpd60 reduces renal epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis in kidney, diminishes dementia-related gene expression in brain, and enhances cardiac contractility and relaxation for the heart. In sum, our two-week HDAC1/2 inhibitor treatment in aged mice establishes a multi-tissue, healthy aging intervention in mammals, holding promise for therapeutic translation to promote healthy aging in humans.
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- Alessandra Tammaro
- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Deptartment of Epidemiology & Data Science (EDS), Bioinformatics Laboratory, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada
- Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Microcirculation, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Statzer C, Park JYC, Ewald CY. Extracellular Matrix Dynamics as an Emerging yet Understudied Hallmark of Aging and Longevity. Aging Dis 2023; 14:670-693. [PMID: 37191434 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2022.1116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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The biomechanical properties of extracellular matrices (ECM) and their consequences for cellular homeostasis have recently emerged as a driver of aging. Here we review the age-dependent deterioration of ECM in the context of our current understanding of the aging processes. We discuss the reciprocal interactions of longevity interventions with ECM remodeling. And the relevance of ECM dynamics captured by the matrisome and the matreotypes associated with health, disease, and longevity. Furthermore, we highlight that many established longevity compounds promote ECM homeostasis. A large body of evidence for the ECM to qualify as a hallmark of aging is emerging, and the data in invertebrates is promising. However, direct experimental proof that activating ECM homeostasis is sufficient to slow aging in mammals is lacking. We conclude that further research is required and anticipate that a conceptual framework for ECM biomechanics and homeostasis will provide new strategies to promote health during aging.
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- Cyril Statzer
- Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Regeneration, Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schwerzenbach CH-8603, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Regeneration, Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schwerzenbach CH-8603, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Regeneration, Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schwerzenbach CH-8603, Switzerland
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Zhang A, Hsiung KC, Kern CC, Wang Y, Girtle AL, Xu N, Gems D. Unraveling effects of anti-aging drugs on C. elegans using liposomes. GeroScience 2023:10.1007/s11357-023-00800-x. [PMID: 37140725 PMCID: PMC10158714 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-023-00800-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Liposome-mediated delivery is a possible means to overcome several shortcomings with C. elegans as a model for identifying and testing drugs that retard aging. These include confounding interactions between drugs and the nematodes' bacterial food source and failure of drugs to be taken up into nematode tissues. To explore this, we have tested liposome-mediated delivery of a range of fluorescent dyes and drugs in C. elegans. Liposome encapsulation led to enhanced effects on lifespan, requiring smaller quantities of compounds, and enhanced uptake of several dyes into the gut lumen. However, one dye (Texas red) did not cross into nematode tissues, showing that liposomes cannot ensure the uptake of all compounds. Of six compounds previously reported to extend lifespan (vitamin C, N-acetylcysteine, glutathione (GSH), trimethadione, thioflavin T (ThT), and rapamycin), this effect was reproduced for the latter four in a condition-dependent manner. For GSH and ThT, antibiotics abrogated life extension, implying a bacterially mediated effect. With GSH, this was attributable to reduced early death from pharyngeal infection and associated with alterations of mitochondrial morphology in a manner suggesting a possible innate immune training effect. By contrast, ThT itself exhibited antibiotic effects. For rapamycin, significant increases in lifespan were only seen when bacterial proliferation was prevented. These results document the utility and limitations of liposome-mediated drug delivery for C. elegans. They also illustrate how nematode-bacteria interactions can determine the effects of compounds on C. elegans lifespan in a variety of ways.
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- Aihan Zhang
- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, and Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Li X, Wang X, Wang K, Yang X, Liu X, Chen J, Li J, Wang J, Guo Q, Wang H. Black rice anthocyanin extract enhances the antioxidant capacity in PC12 cells and improves the lifespan by activating IIS pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2023; 265:109533. [PMID: 36549628 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109533] [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: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Black rice is rich in anthocyanins, and the antioxidant effect of anthocyanins is recognized by consumers. The aim of this study was to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying the antioxidant activity of black rice anthocyanin extract (BRAE) in PC12 cells and C. elegans. Results showed that BRAE increased antioxidant enzyme activities and decreased the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde in PC12 cells induced by H2O2. Meanwhile, BRAE extended the lifespan, enhanced resistance to stress, increased antioxidant enzyme activities, and reduced lipofuscin, ROS, and MDA accumulation in wild-type C. elegans. The polyQ40 aggregation in AM141, paralysis in CL4176, and chemotaxis deficit in CL2355 were alleviated by BRAE administration. BRAE downregulated the mRNA expression of age-1 and daf-2, while upregulated the daf-16 mRNA level and SOD-3, CTL-1, and GST-4 protein expression. Mutational lifespan tests and molecular docking showed that insulin pathway might be involved in the mechanism of lifespan extension.
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- Xin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China
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- National Center of Inspection and Testing for Processed Food Quality, Tianjin Institute for Food Safety Inspection Technology, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Epigenetics for Organ Department in Preterm Infants, the Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300450, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Hetao College, Inner Mongolia, Bayannur, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science and Technology (TUST), Tianjin 300457, China.
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Bennett DF, Goyala A, Statzer C, Beckett CW, Tyshkovskiy A, Gladyshev VN, Ewald CY, de Magalhães JP. Rilmenidine extends lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans via a nischarin I1-imidazoline receptor. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e13774. [PMID: 36670049 PMCID: PMC9924948 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Repurposing drugs capable of extending lifespan and health span has a huge untapped potential in translational geroscience. Here, we searched for known compounds that elicit a similar gene expression signature to caloric restriction and identified rilmenidine, an I1-imidazoline receptor agonist and prescription medication for the treatment of hypertension. We then show that treating Caenorhabditis elegans with rilmenidine at young and older ages increases lifespan. We also demonstrate that the stress-resilience, health span, and lifespan benefits of rilmenidine treatment in C. elegans are mediated by the I1-imidazoline receptor nish-1, implicating this receptor as a potential longevity target. Consistent with the shared caloric-restriction-mimicking gene signature, supplementing rilmenidine to calorically restricted C. elegans, genetic reduction of TORC1 function, or rapamycin treatment did not further increase lifespan. The rilmenidine-induced longevity required the transcription factors FOXO/DAF-16 and NRF1,2,3/SKN-1. Furthermore, we find that autophagy, but not AMPK signaling, was needed for rilmenidine-induced longevity. Moreover, transcriptional changes similar to caloric restriction were observed in liver and kidney tissues in mice treated with rilmenidine. Together, these results reveal a geroprotective and potential caloric restriction mimetic effect by rilmenidine that warrant fresh lines of inquiry into this compound.
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- Dominic F. Bennett
- Integrative Genomics of Ageing GroupInstitute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix RegenerationInstitute of Translational Medicine, ETH ZürichSchwerzenbachSwitzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix RegenerationInstitute of Translational Medicine, ETH ZürichSchwerzenbachSwitzerland
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing GroupInstitute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Division of Genetics, Department of MedicineBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA,Belozersky Institute of Physico‐Chemical BiologyMoscow State UniversityMoscowRussia
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- Division of Genetics, Department of MedicineBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix RegenerationInstitute of Translational Medicine, ETH ZürichSchwerzenbachSwitzerland
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing GroupInstitute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK,Present address:
Institute of Inflammation and AgeingUniversity of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth HospitalBirminghamUK
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Shinde A, Deore G, Navsariwala KP, Tabassum H, Wani M. We are all aging, and here's why. Aging Med (Milton) 2022; 5:211-231. [PMID: 36247337 PMCID: PMC9549314 DOI: 10.1002/agm2.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Here, through this review, we aim to serve this purpose by first discussing the statistics and aging demographics, including the life expectancy of the world and India, along with the gender life expectancy gap observed throughout the world, followed by explaining the hallmarks and integral causes of aging, along with the role played by senescent cells in controlling inflammation and the effect of senescence associated secretory phenotype on longevity. A few of the molecular pathways which are crucial in modulating the process of aging, such as the nutrient‐sensing mTOR pathway, insulin signaling, Nrf2, FOXO, PI3‐Akt, Sirtuins, and AMPK, and their effects are also covered in paramount detail. A diverse number of ingenious research methodologies are used in the modern era of longevity exploration. We have attempted to cover these methods under the umbrella of three broad categories: in vitro, in vivo, and in silico techniques. The drugs developed to attenuate the aging process, such as rapamycin, metformin, resveratrol, etc. and their interactions with the above‐mentioned molecular pathways along with their toxicity have also been reviewed in detail.
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- Atharva Shinde
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics InstituteDr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethPuneMaharashtraIndia
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- Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics InstituteDr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethPuneMaharashtraIndia
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- Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics InstituteDr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethPuneMaharashtraIndia
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- Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics InstituteDr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethPuneMaharashtraIndia
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- Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics InstituteDr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethPuneMaharashtraIndia
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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]
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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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Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Malfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: New Therapeutic Hope. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:4759963. [PMID: 35607703 PMCID: PMC9124149 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4759963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Mitochondria play a critical role in neuron viability or death as it regulates energy metabolism and cell death pathways. They are essential for cellular energy metabolism, reactive oxygen species production, apoptosis, Ca++ homeostasis, aging, and regeneration. Mitophagy and mitochondrial dynamics are thus essential processes in the quality control of mitochondria. Improvements in several fundamental features of mitochondrial biology in susceptible neurons of AD brains and the putative underlying mechanisms of such changes have made significant progress. AD's etiology has been reported by mitochondrial malfunction and oxidative damage. According to several recent articles, a continual fusion and fission balance of mitochondria is vital in their normal function maintenance. As a result, the shape and function of mitochondria are inextricably linked. This study examines evidence suggesting that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a significant early impact on AD pathology. Furthermore, the dynamics and roles of mitochondria are discussed with the link between mitochondrial malfunction and autophagy in AD has also been explored. In addition, recent research on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in AD is also discussed in this review. It also goes into how these flaws affect mitochondrial quality control. Furthermore, advanced therapy techniques and lifestyle adjustments that lead to improved management of the dynamics have been demonstrated, hence improving the conditions that contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction in AD.
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Nayeri Rad A, Shams G, Avelar RA, Morowvat MH, Ghasemi Y. Potential senotherapeutic candidates and their combinations derived from transcriptional connectivity and network measures. INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE UNLOCKED 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2022.100920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Zhang X, Han L, Li P, Zhang S, Zhang M, Li X, Chu J, Wang L, Tu P, Zhang Y, Liu K. Region-Specific Biomarkers and Their Mechanisms in the Treatment of Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Study of Panax quinquefolius from Wendeng, China. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26226829. [PMID: 34833921 PMCID: PMC8623508 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Panax quinquefolius, a popular medicinal herb, has been cultivated in China for many years. In this work, the region-specific profiles of metabolites in P. quinquefolius from Wendeng was investigated using liquid-chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-(LC-Q-TOF)-based metabolomics analysis. The three most abundant biomarkers, identified as ginsenoside Rb3, notoginsenoside R1, and ginsenoside Rc, were the representative chemical components employed in the network pharmacology analysis. In addition, molecular docking and western blotting analyses revealed that the three compounds were effective binding ligands with Hsp90α, resulting in the inactivation of SRC and PI3K kinase, which eventually led to the inactivation of the Akt and ERK pathways and lung cancer suppression. The outcomes obtained herein demonstrated the intriguing chemical characteristics and potential functional activities of P. quinquefolius from Wendeng.
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- Xuanming Zhang
- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 256200, China;
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China;
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (K.L.)
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- Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China; (X.Z.); (P.L.); (S.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.L.); (J.C.); (L.W.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (K.L.)
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A collective analysis of lifespan-extending compounds in diverse model organisms, and of species whose lifespan can be extended the most by the application of compounds. Biogerontology 2021; 22:639-653. [PMID: 34687363 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-021-09941-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Research on aging and lifespan-extending compounds has been carried out using diverse model organisms, including yeast, worms, flies and mice. Many studies reported the identification of novel lifespan-extending compounds in different species, some of which may have the potential to translate to the clinic. However, studies collectively and comparatively analyzing all the data available in these studies are highly limited. Here, by using data from the DrugAge database, we first identified top compounds in terms of their effects on percent change in average lifespan of diverse organisms, collectively (n = 1728). We found that, when data from all organisms studied were combined for each compound, aspirin resulted in the highest percent increase in average lifespan (52.01%), followed by minocycline (27.30%), N-acetyl cysteine (17.93%), nordihydroguaiaretic acid (17.65%) and rapamycin (15.66%), in average. We showed that minocycline led to the highest percent increase in average lifespan among other compounds, in both Drosophila melanogaster (28.09%) and Caenorhabditis elegans (26.67%), followed by curcumin (11.29%) and gluconic acid (5.51%) for D. melanogaster and by metformin (26.56%), resveratrol (15.82%) and quercetin (9.58%) for C. elegans. Moreover, we found that top 5 species whose lifespan can be extended the most by compounds with lifespan-extending properties are Philodina acuticornis, Acheta domesticus, Aeolosoma viride, Mytilina brevispina and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (211.80%, 76%, 70.26%, 55.18% and 45.71% in average, respectively). This study provides novel insights on lifespan extension in model organisms, and highlights the importance of databases with high quality content curated by researchers from multiple resources, in aging research.
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Matei IV, Samukange VNC, Bunu G, Toren D, Ghenea S, Tacutu R. Knock-down of odr-3 and ife-2 additively extends lifespan and healthspan in C. elegans. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:21040-21065. [PMID: 34506301 PMCID: PMC8457566 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Genetic manipulations can ameliorate the aging process and extend the lifespan of model organisms. The aim of this research was to identify novel genetic interventions that promote both lifespan and healthspan, by combining the effects of multiple longevity-associated gene inactivations in C. elegans. For this, the individual and combined effects of the odr-3 mutation and of ife-2 and cku-70 knock-downs were studied, both in the wild type and daf-16 mutant backgrounds. We found that besides increasing the lifespan of wild type animals, the knock-down of ife-2 (starting at L4) also extends the lifespan and healthspan of long-lived odr-3 mutants. In the daf-16 background, ife-2 and odr-3 impairment exert opposing effects individually, while the daf-16; odr-3; ife-2 deficient animals show a similar lifespan and healthspan as daf-16, suggesting that the odr-3 and ife-2 effector outcomes converge downstream of DAF-16. By contrast, cku-70 knock-down did not extend the lifespan of single or double odr-3; ife-2 inactivated animals, and was slightly deleterious to healthspan. In conclusion, we report that impairment of odr-3 and ife-2 increases lifespan and healthspan in an additive and synergistic manner, respectively, and that this result is not improved by further knocking-down cku-70.
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- Ioan Valentin Matei
- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Systems Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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Statzer C, Jongsma E, Liu SX, Dakhovnik A, Wandrey F, Mozharovskyi P, Zülli F, Ewald CY. Youthful and age-related matreotypes predict drugs promoting longevity. Aging Cell 2021; 20:e13441. [PMID: 34346557 PMCID: PMC8441316 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The identification and validation of drugs that promote health during aging ("geroprotectors") are key to the retardation or prevention of chronic age-related diseases. Here, we found that most of the established pro-longevity compounds shown to extend lifespan in model organisms also alter extracellular matrix gene expression (i.e., matrisome) in human cell lines. To harness this observation, we used age-stratified human transcriptomes to define the age-related matreotype, which represents the matrisome gene expression pattern associated with age. Using a "youthful" matreotype, we screened in silico for geroprotective drug candidates. To validate drug candidates, we developed a novel tool using prolonged collagen expression as a non-invasive and in-vivo surrogate marker for Caenorhabditis elegans longevity. With this reporter, we were able to eliminate false-positive drug candidates and determine the appropriate dose for extending the lifespan of C. elegans. We improved drug uptake for one of our predicted compounds, genistein, and reconciled previous contradictory reports of its effects on longevity. We identified and validated new compounds, tretinoin, chondroitin sulfate, and hyaluronic acid, for their ability to restore age-related decline of collagen homeostasis and increase lifespan. Thus, our innovative drug screening approach-employing extracellular matrix homeostasis-facilitates the discovery of pharmacological interventions promoting healthy aging.
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- Cyril Statzer
- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyInstitute of Translational MedicineEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichSchwerzenbach‐ZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyInstitute of Translational MedicineEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichSchwerzenbach‐ZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyInstitute of Translational MedicineEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichSchwerzenbach‐ZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyInstitute of Translational MedicineEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichSchwerzenbach‐ZürichSwitzerland
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- Mibelle Biochemistry, Mibelle AGBuchsSwitzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyInstitute of Translational MedicineEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichSchwerzenbach‐ZürichSwitzerland
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McIntyre RL, Denis SW, Kamble R, Molenaars M, Petr M, Schomakers BV, Rahman M, Gupta S, Toth ML, Vanapalli SA, Jongejan A, Scheibye‐Knudsen M, Houtkooper RH, Janssens GE. Inhibition of the neuromuscular acetylcholine receptor with atracurium activates FOXO/DAF-16-induced longevity. Aging Cell 2021; 20:e13381. [PMID: 34227219 PMCID: PMC8373276 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Transcriptome‐based drug screening is emerging as a powerful tool to identify geroprotective compounds to intervene in age‐related disease. We hypothesized that, by mimicking the transcriptional signature of the highly conserved longevity intervention of FOXO3 (daf‐16 in worms) overexpression, we could identify and repurpose compounds with similar downstream effects to increase longevity. Our in silico screen, utilizing the LINCS transcriptome database of genetic and compound interventions, identified several FDA‐approved compounds that activate FOXO downstream targets in mammalian cells. These included the neuromuscular blocker atracurium, which also robustly extends both lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans. This longevity is dependent on both daf‐16 signaling and inhibition of the neuromuscular acetylcholine receptor subunit unc‐38. We found unc‐38 RNAi to improve healthspan, lifespan, and stimulate DAF‐16 nuclear localization, similar to atracurium treatment. Finally, using RNA‐seq transcriptomics, we identify atracurium activation of DAF‐16 downstream effectors. Together, these data demonstrate the capacity to mimic genetic lifespan interventions with drugs, and in doing so, reveal that the neuromuscular acetylcholine receptor regulates the highly conserved FOXO/DAF‐16 longevity pathway.
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- Rebecca L. McIntyre
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Center for Healthy Aging Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Core Facility Metabolomics Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University Lubbock TX USA
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University Lubbock TX USA
- NemaLife Inc Lubbock TX USA
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Center for Healthy Aging Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Lee MB, Kiflezghi MG, Tsuchiya M, Wasko B, Carr DT, Uppal PA, Grayden KA, Elala YC, Nguyen TA, Wang J, Ragosti P, Nguyen S, Zhao YT, Kim D, Thon S, Sinha I, Tang TT, Tran NHB, Tran THB, Moore MD, Li MAK, Rodriguez K, Promislow DEL, Kaeberlein M. Pterocarpus marsupium extract extends replicative lifespan in budding yeast. GeroScience 2021; 43:2595-2609. [PMID: 34297314 PMCID: PMC8599564 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00418-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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As the molecular mechanisms of biological aging become better understood, there is growing interest in identifying interventions that target those mechanisms to promote extended health and longevity. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has served as a premier model organism for identifying genetic and molecular factors that modulate cellular aging and is a powerful system in which to evaluate candidate longevity interventions. Here we screened a collection of natural products and natural product mixtures for effects on the growth rate, mTOR-mediated growth inhibition, and replicative lifespan. No mTOR inhibitory activity was detected, but several of the treatments affected growth rate and lifespan. The strongest lifespan shortening effects were observed for green tea extract and berberine. The most robust lifespan extension was detected from an extract of Pterocarpus marsupium and another mixture containing Pterocarpus marsupium extract. These findings illustrate the utility of the yeast system for longevity intervention discovery and identify Pterocarpus marsupium extract as a potentially fruitful longevity intervention for testing in higher eukaryotes.
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- Mitchell B. Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA ,Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA ,Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX USA ,Sam and Ann Barshop Center for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA ,Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357470, Seattle, WA 98195-7470 USA
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Giacomello E, Toniolo L. The Potential of Calorie Restriction and Calorie Restriction Mimetics in Delaying Aging: Focus on Experimental Models. Nutrients 2021; 13:2346. [PMID: 34371855 PMCID: PMC8308705 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aging is a biological process determined by multiple cellular mechanisms, such as genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and altered intercellular communication, that ultimately concur in the functional decline of the individual. The evidence that the old population is steadily increasing and will triplicate in the next 50 years, together with the fact the elderlies are more prone to develop pathologies such as cancer, diabetes, and degenerative disorders, stimulates an important effort in finding specific countermeasures. Calorie restriction (CR) has been demonstrated to modulate nutrient sensing mechanisms, inducing a better metabolic profile, enhanced stress resistance, reduced oxidative stress, and improved inflammatory response. Therefore, CR and CR-mimetics have been suggested as powerful means to slow aging and extend healthy life-span in experimental models and humans. Taking into consideration the difficulties and ethical issues in performing aging research and testing anti-aging interventions in humans, researchers initially need to work with experimental models. The present review reports the major experimental models utilized in the study of CR and CR-mimetics, highlighting their application in the laboratory routine, and their translation to human research.
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- Emiliana Giacomello
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Laboratory of Muscle Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Admasu TD, Barardo D, Ng LF, Batchu KC, Cazenave-Gassiot A, Wenk MR, Gruber J. A small-molecule Psora-4 acts as a caloric restriction mimetic to promote longevity in C. elegans. GeroScience 2021; 44:1029-1046. [PMID: 33988831 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00374-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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In populations around the world, the fraction of humans aged 65 and above is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Aging is the main risk factor for the most important degenerative diseases and this demographic shift poses significant social, economic, and medical challenges. Pharmacological interventions directly targeting mechanisms of aging are an emerging strategy to delay or prevent age-dependent diseases. Successful application of this approach has the potential to yield dramatic health, social, and economic benefits. Psora-4 is an inhibitor of the voltage-gated potassium channel, Kv1.3, that has previously been shown to increase longevity and health span in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). Our recent discovery that Psora-4 lifespan benefits in C. elegans are synergistic with those of several other lifespan-extending drugs has motivated us to investigate further the mechanism by which Psora-4 extends lifespan. Here, we report that Psora-4 increases the production of free radicals and modulates genes related to stress response and that its effect intersects closely with the target set of caloric restriction (CR) genes, suggesting that it, in part, acts as CR mimetic. This effect may be related to the role of potassium channels in energy metabolism. Our discovery of a potassium channel blocker as a CR mimetic suggests a novel avenue for mimicking CR and extending a healthy lifespan.
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- Tesfahun Dessale Admasu
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117608, Singapore
- SENS Research Foundation Research Center, Mountain View, CA, 94041, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117608, Singapore
- Science Divisions, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, 138527, Singapore
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- Science Divisions, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, 138527, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117608, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117608, Singapore
- Singapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117456, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117608, Singapore.
- Science Divisions, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, 138527, Singapore.
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Pees B, Yang W, Kloock A, Petersen C, Peters L, Fan L, Friedrichsen M, Butze S, Zárate-Potes A, Schulenburg H, Dierking K. Effector and regulator: Diverse functions of C. elegans C-type lectin-like domain proteins. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009454. [PMID: 33793670 PMCID: PMC8051790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In C. elegans, 283 clec genes encode a highly diverse family of C-type lectin-like domain (CTLD) proteins. Since vertebrate CTLD proteins have characterized functions in defense responses against pathogens and since expression of C. elegans clec genes is pathogen-dependent, it is generally assumed that clec genes function in C. elegans immune defenses. However, little is known about the relative contribution and exact function of CLEC proteins in C. elegans immunity. Here, we focused on the C. elegans clec gene clec-4, whose expression is highly upregulated by pathogen infection, and its paralogs clec-41 and clec-42. We found that, while mutation of clec-4 resulted in enhanced resistance to the Gram-positive pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis MYBt18247 (Bt247), inactivation of clec-41 and clec-42 by RNAi enhanced susceptibility to Bt247. Further analyses revealed that enhanced resistance of clec-4 mutants to Bt247 was due to an increase in feeding cessation on the pathogen and consequently a decrease in pathogen load. Moreover, clec-4 mutants exhibited feeding deficits also on non-pathogenic bacteria that were in part reflected in the clec-4 gene expression profile, which overlapped with gene sets affected by starvation or mutation in nutrient sensing pathways. However, loss of CLEC-4 function only mildly affected life-history traits such as fertility, indicating that clec-4 mutants are not subjected to dietary restriction. While CLEC-4 function appears to be associated with the regulation of feeding behavior, we show that CLEC-41 and CLEC-42 proteins likely function as bona fide immune effector proteins that have bacterial binding and antimicrobial capacities. Together, our results exemplify functional diversification within clec gene paralogs. C-type lectin-like domain (CTLD) containing proteins fulfill various and fundamental tasks in the human and mouse immune system. Genes encoding CTLD proteins are present in all animal genomes, in some cases in very large numbers and highly diversified. While the function of several vertebrate CTLD proteins is well characterized, experimental evidence of an immune function of most invertebrate CTLD proteins is missing, although their role in immunity is usually assumed. We here explore the immune function of three related CTLD proteins in the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We find that they play diverse roles in C. elegans immunity, functioning as antimicrobial immune effector proteins that are important for defense against pathogen infection and probably directly interact with bacteria, but also regulators of feeding behavior that more indirectly affect C. elegans pathogen resistance. Such insight into the functional consequence of invertebrate CTLD protein diversification contributes to our understanding of the evolution of innate and invertebrate immune systems.
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- Barbara Pees
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Comparative Immunobiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Comparative Immunobiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Ploen, Germany
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Houri-Zeevi L, Teichman G, Gingold H, Rechavi O. Stress resets ancestral heritable small RNA responses. eLife 2021; 10:65797. [PMID: 33729152 PMCID: PMC8021399 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Transgenerational inheritance of small RNAs challenges basic concepts of heredity. In Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes, small RNAs are transmitted across generations to establish a transgenerational memory trace of ancestral environments and distinguish self-genes from non-self-elements. Carryover of aberrant heritable small RNA responses was shown to be maladaptive and to lead to sterility. Here, we show that various types of stress (starvation, high temperatures, and high osmolarity) induce resetting of ancestral small RNA responses and a genome-wide reduction in heritable small RNA levels. We found that mutants that are defective in various stress pathways exhibit irregular RNAi inheritance dynamics even in the absence of stress. Moreover, we discovered that resetting of ancestral RNAi responses is specifically orchestrated by factors that function in the p38 MAPK pathway and the transcription factor SKN-1/Nrf2. Stress-dependent termination of small RNA inheritance could protect from run-on of environment-irrelevant heritable gene regulation.
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- Leah Houri-Zeevi
- Department of Neurobiology, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences & Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences & Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences & Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences & Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Kim SK, Goughnour PC, Lee EJ, Kim MH, Chae HJ, Yun GY, Kim YR, Choi JW. Identification of drug combinations on the basis of machine learning to maximize anti-aging effects. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246106. [PMID: 33507975 PMCID: PMC7843016 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aging is a multifactorial process that involves numerous genetic changes, so identifying anti-aging agents is quite challenging. Age-associated genetic factors must be better understood to search appropriately for anti-aging agents. We utilized an aging-related gene expression pattern-trained machine learning system that can implement reversible changes in aging by linking combinatory drugs. In silico gene expression pattern-based drug repositioning strategies, such as connectivity map, have been developed as a method for unique drug discovery. However, these strategies have limitations such as lists that differ for input and drug-inducing genes or constraints to compare experimental cell lines to target diseases. To address this issue and improve the prediction success rate, we modified the original version of expression profiles with a stepwise-filtered method. We utilized a machine learning system called deep-neural network (DNN). Here we report that combinational drug pairs using differential expressed genes (DEG) had a more enhanced anti-aging effect compared with single independent treatments on leukemia cells. This study shows potential drug combinations to retard the effects of aging with higher efficacy using innovative machine learning techniques.
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- Sun Kyung Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Research and Development, Oncocross Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Research and Development, Oncocross Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Research and Development, Oncocross Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Research and Development, Oncocross Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Yuseong Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (YRK); (JWC)
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Life and Nano-pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (YRK); (JWC)
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Mkrtchyan GV, Abdelmohsen K, Andreux P, Bagdonaite I, Barzilai N, Brunak S, Cabreiro F, de Cabo R, Campisi J, Cuervo AM, Demaria M, Ewald CY, Fang EF, Faragher R, Ferrucci L, Freund A, Silva-García CG, Georgievskaya A, Gladyshev VN, Glass DJ, Gorbunova V, de Grey A, He WW, Hoeijmakers J, Hoffmann E, Horvath S, Houtkooper RH, Jensen MK, Jensen MB, Kane A, Kassem M, de Keizer P, Kennedy B, Karsenty G, Lamming DW, Lee KF, MacAulay N, Mamoshina P, Mellon J, Molenaars M, Moskalev A, Mund A, Niedernhofer L, Osborne B, Pak HH, Parkhitko A, Raimundo N, Rando TA, Rasmussen LJ, Reis C, Riedel CG, Franco-Romero A, Schumacher B, Sinclair DA, Suh Y, Taub PR, Toiber D, Treebak JT, Valenzano DR, Verdin E, Vijg J, Young S, Zhang L, Bakula D, Zhavoronkov A, Scheibye-Knudsen M. ARDD 2020: from aging mechanisms to interventions. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:24484-24503. [PMID: 33378272 PMCID: PMC7803558 DOI: 10.18632/aging.202454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aging is emerging as a druggable target with growing interest from academia, industry and investors. New technologies such as artificial intelligence and advanced screening techniques, as well as a strong influence from the industry sector may lead to novel discoveries to treat age-related diseases. The present review summarizes presentations from the 7th Annual Aging Research and Drug Discovery (ARDD) meeting, held online on the 1st to 4th of September 2020. The meeting covered topics related to new methodologies to study aging, knowledge about basic mechanisms of longevity, latest interventional strategies to target the aging process as well as discussions about the impact of aging research on society and economy. More than 2000 participants and 65 speakers joined the meeting and we already look forward to an even larger meeting next year. Please mark your calendars for the 8th ARDD meeting that is scheduled for the 31st of August to 3rd of September, 2021, at Columbia University, USA.
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- Garik V. Mkrtchyan
- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Amazentis SA, EPFL Innovation Park, Bâtiment C, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
- Institute for Aging Research, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Experimental Gerontology Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Institute for Aging Studies, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute for Technology Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Oslo and Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- Longitudinal Studies Section, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Calico Life Sciences, LLC, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA
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- Departments of Biology and Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Human Longevity Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- DNRF Center for Chromosome Stability, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Blavatnik Institute, Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 94107, USA
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- Molecular Endocrinology Unit, Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Odense and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Division of Biomedical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA
- Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
- Centre for Healthy Ageing, National University Healthy System, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison and William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Sinovation Ventures and Sinovation AI Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Deep Longevity Inc., Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong
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- Juvenescence Limited, Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology of FRC Komi Science Center of Ural Division of RAS, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison and William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Institute of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Genome Stability in Ageing and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Blavatnik Institute, Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 94107, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Insilico Medicine, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Targeting metabolic pathways for extension of lifespan and healthspan across multiple species. Ageing Res Rev 2020; 64:101188. [PMID: 33031925 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Metabolism plays a significant role in the regulation of aging at different levels, and metabolic reprogramming represents a major driving force in aging. Metabolic reprogramming leads to impaired organismal fitness, an age-dependent increase in susceptibility to diseases, decreased ability to mount a stress response, and increased frailty. The complexity of age-dependent metabolic reprogramming comes from the multitude of levels on which metabolic changes can be connected to aging and regulation of lifespan. This is further complicated by the different metabolic requirements of various tissues, cross-organ communication via metabolite secretion, and direct effects of metabolites on epigenetic state and redox regulation; however, not all of these changes are causative to aging. Studies in yeast, flies, worms, and mice have played a crucial role in identifying mechanistic links between observed changes in various metabolic traits and their effects on lifespan. Here, we review how changes in the organismal and organ-specific metabolome are associated with aging and how targeting of any one of over a hundred different targets in specific metabolic pathways can extend lifespan. An important corollary is that restriction or supplementation of different metabolites can change activity of these metabolic pathways in ways that improve healthspan and extend lifespan in different organisms. Due to the high levels of conservation of metabolism in general, translating findings from model systems to human beings will allow for the development of effective strategies for human health- and lifespan extension.
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Lombard DB, Kohler WJ, Guo AH, Gendron C, Han M, Ding W, Lyu Y, Ching TT, Wang FY, Chakraborty TS, Nikolovska-Coleska Z, Duan Y, Girke T, Hsu AL, Pletcher SD, Miller RA. High-throughput small molecule screening reveals Nrf2-dependent and -independent pathways of cellular stress resistance. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/40/eaaz7628. [PMID: 33008901 PMCID: PMC7852388 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz7628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Aging is the dominant risk factor for most chronic diseases. Development of antiaging interventions offers the promise of preventing many such illnesses simultaneously. Cellular stress resistance is an evolutionarily conserved feature of longevity. Here, we identify compounds that induced resistance to the superoxide generator paraquat (PQ), the heavy metal cadmium (Cd), and the DNA alkylator methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). Some rescue compounds conferred resistance to a single stressor, while others provoked multiplex resistance. Induction of stress resistance in fibroblasts was predictive of longevity extension in a published large-scale longevity screen in Caenorhabditis elegans, although not in testing performed in worms and flies with a more restricted set of compounds. Transcriptomic analysis and genetic studies implicated Nrf2/SKN-1 signaling in stress resistance provided by two protective compounds, cardamonin and AEG 3482. Small molecules identified in this work may represent attractive tools to elucidate mechanisms of stress resistance in mammalian cells.
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- David B Lombard
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Research Center for Healthy Aging, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Yamauchi T, Oi A, Kosakamoto H, Akuzawa-Tokita Y, Murakami T, Mori H, Miura M, Obata F. Gut Bacterial Species Distinctively Impact Host Purine Metabolites during Aging in Drosophila. iScience 2020; 23:101477. [PMID: 32916085 PMCID: PMC7520893 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gut microbiota impacts the host metabolome and affects its health span. How bacterial species in the gut influence age-dependent metabolic alteration has not been elucidated. Here we show in Drosophila melanogaster that allantoin, an end product of purine metabolism, is increased during aging in a microbiota-dependent manner. Allantoin levels are low in young flies but are commonly elevated upon lifespan-shortening dietary manipulations such as high-purine, high-sugar, or high-yeast feeding. Removing Acetobacter persici in the Drosophila microbiome attenuated age-dependent allantoin increase. Mono-association with A. persici, but not with Lactobacillus plantarum, increased allantoin in aged flies. A. persici increased allantoin via activation of innate immune signaling IMD pathway in the renal tubules. On the other hand, analysis of bacteria-conditioned diets revealed that L. plantarum can decrease allantoin by reducing purines in the diet. These data together demonstrate species-specific regulations of host purine levels by the gut microbiome.
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- Toshitaka Yamauchi
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Informatics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Department of Informatics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Combined metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key components of complete desiccation tolerance in an anhydrobiotic insect. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:19209-19220. [PMID: 32723826 PMCID: PMC7431039 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003650117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Anhydrobiosis is a reversible ametabolic state that occurs in response to severe desiccation. The largest anhydrobiotic animal known is the larva of the African chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki. Here, we investigated how the metabolism of larvae changes during the desiccation–rehydration cycle and how simple biochemical processes determine viability of the chironomid. Major findings suggest that, in addition to its known anhydroprotectant role, trehalose acts as a major source of energy for rehydration. Citrate and adenosine monophosphate, accumulated in the dry state, allow rapid resumption of metabolism during the recovery phase. Finally, metabolic waste is stored as stable or nontoxic compounds such as allantoin, xanthurenic acid, or ophthalmic acid that may also act as antioxidants. Some organisms have evolved a survival strategy to withstand severe dehydration in an ametabolic state, called anhydrobiosis. The only known example of anhydrobiosis among insects is observed in larvae of the chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki. Recent studies have led to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying anhydrobiosis and the action of specific protective proteins. However, gene regulation alone cannot explain the rapid biochemical reactions and independent metabolic changes that are expected to sustain anhydrobiosis. For this reason, we conducted a comprehensive comparative metabolome–transcriptome analysis in the larvae. We showed that anhydrobiotic larvae adopt a unique metabolic strategy to cope with complete desiccation and, in particular, to allow recovery after rehydration. We argue that trehalose, previously known for its anhydroprotective properties, plays additional vital roles, providing both the principal source of energy and also the restoration of antioxidant potential via the pentose phosphate pathway during the early stages of rehydration. Thus, larval viability might be directly dependent on the total amount of carbohydrate (glycogen and trehalose). Furthermore, in the anhydrobiotic state, energy is stored as accumulated citrate and adenosine monophosphate, allowing rapid reactivation of the citric acid cycle and mitochondrial activity immediately after rehydration, before glycolysis is fully functional. Other specific adaptations to desiccation include potential antioxidants (e.g., ophthalmic acid) and measures to avoid the accumulation of toxic waste metabolites by converting these to stable and inert counterparts (e.g., xanthurenic acid and allantoin). Finally, we confirmed that these metabolic adaptations correlate with unique organization and expression of the corresponding enzyme genes.
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Bulterijs S, Braeckman BP. Phenotypic Screening in C. elegans as a Tool for the Discovery of New Geroprotective Drugs. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E164. [PMID: 32722365 PMCID: PMC7463874 DOI: 10.3390/ph13080164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Population aging is one of the largest challenges of the 21st century. As more people live to advanced ages, the prevalence of age-related diseases and disabilities will increase placing an ever larger burden on our healthcare system. A potential solution to this conundrum is to develop treatments that prevent, delay or reduce the severity of age-related diseases by decreasing the rate of the aging process. This ambition has been accomplished in model organisms through dietary, genetic and pharmacological interventions. The pharmacological approaches hold the greatest opportunity for successful translation to the clinic. The discovery of such pharmacological interventions in aging requires high-throughput screening strategies. However, the majority of screens performed for geroprotective drugs in C. elegans so far are rather low throughput. Therefore, the development of high-throughput screening strategies is of utmost importance.
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- Sven Bulterijs
- Laboratory of Aging Physiology and Molecular Evolution, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Aging Physiology and Molecular Evolution, Department of Biology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Healthspan pathway maps in C. elegans and humans highlight transcription, proliferation/biosynthesis and lipids. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:12534-12581. [PMID: 32634117 PMCID: PMC7377848 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103514] [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: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The molecular basis of aging and of aging-associated diseases is being unraveled at an increasing pace. An extended healthspan, and not merely an extension of lifespan, has become the aim of medical practice. Here, we define health based on the absence of diseases and dysfunctions. Based on an extensive review of the literature, in particular for humans and C. elegans, we compile a list of features of health and of the genes associated with them. These genes may or may not be associated with survival/lifespan. In turn, survival/lifespan genes that are not known to be directly associated with health are not considered. Clusters of these genes based on molecular interaction data give rise to maps of healthspan pathways for humans and for C. elegans. Overlaying healthspan-related gene expression data onto the healthspan pathway maps, we observe the downregulation of (pro-inflammatory) Notch signaling in humans and of proliferation in C. elegans. We identify transcription, proliferation/biosynthesis and lipids as a common theme on the annotation level, and proliferation-related kinases on the gene/protein level. Our literature-based data corpus, including visualization, should be seen as a pilot investigation of the molecular underpinnings of health in two different species. Web address: http://pathways.h2020awe.eu.
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Meng X, Tang GY, Zhao CN, Liu Q, Xu XY, Cao SY. Hepatoprotective effects of Hovenia dulcis seeds against alcoholic liver injury and related mechanisms investigated via network pharmacology. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:3432-3446. [PMID: 32655267 PMCID: PMC7327782 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i24.3432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a worldwide health problem, and natural products have been shown to improve ALD due to their antioxidant activities. Some parts of Hovenia dulcis (H. dulcis), such as roots, peduncles, and stems, provide health benefits. Nevertheless, the effects and mechanisms of H. dulcis seeds on ALD have not yet been fully elucidated.
AIM To determine H. dulcis antioxidant activity, evaluate its effects against ALD, and investigate the related mechanisms via network pharmacology.
METHODS The antioxidant activity of H. dulcis seed was determined by both ferric-reducing antioxidant power and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assays. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined by Folin–Ciocalteu method and aluminum chloride colorimetry, respectively, and polysaccharide was determined by phenol-sulfuric acid method. The effects of H. dulcis seeds against alcoholic liver injury were investigated in mice with water extract pretreatment for 7 days followed by alcohol administration. Moreover, the mechanisms of action were explored with network pharmacology.
RESULTS The results showed that H. dulcis seeds possessed strong antioxidant activity (245.11 ± 10.17 μmol Fe2+/g by ferric-reducing antioxidant power and 284.35 ± 23.57 μmol TE/g by trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity) and contained remarkable phenols and flavonoids, as well as a few polysaccharides. H. dulcis seeds attenuated alcohol-induced oxidative liver injury, showing reduced serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, and triglyceride, elevated hepatic glutathione, increased activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase, and reduced malondialdehyde and hepatic triglyceride. The results of network pharmacology analysis indicated that kaempferol, stigmasterol, and naringenin were the main bioactive compounds in H. dulcis seeds and that modulation of oxidative stress, inflammation, gut-derived products, and apoptosis were underlying mechanisms of the protective effects of H. dulcis seeds on ALD.
CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrate that H. dulcis seeds could be a good natural antioxidant source with protective effects on oxidative diseases such as ALD.
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- Xiao Meng
- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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Transcriptomics-Based Screening Identifies Pharmacological Inhibition of Hsp90 as a Means to Defer Aging. Cell Rep 2020; 27:467-480.e6. [PMID: 30970250 PMCID: PMC6459000 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aging strongly influences human morbidity and mortality. Thus, aging-preventive compounds could greatly improve our health and lifespan. Here we screened for such compounds, known as geroprotectors, employing the power of transcriptomics to predict biological age. Using age-stratified human tissue transcriptomes and machine learning, we generated age classifiers and applied these to transcriptomic changes induced by 1,309 different compounds in human cells, ranking these compounds by their ability to induce a “youthful” transcriptional state. Testing the top candidates in C. elegans, we identified two Hsp90 inhibitors, monorden and tanespimycin, which extended the animals’ lifespan and improved their health. Hsp90 inhibition induces expression of heat shock proteins known to improve protein homeostasis. Consistently, monorden treatment improved the survival of C. elegans under proteotoxic stress, and its benefits depended on the cytosolic unfolded protein response-inducing transcription factor HSF-1. Taken together, our method represents an innovative geroprotector screening approach and was able to identify a class that acts by improving protein homeostasis. Transcriptome-based age classifiers can distinguish young versus old tissues Application of age classifiers to drug-induced transcriptomes finds geroprotectors Validation of geroprotectors in C. elegans highlights Hsp90 inhibitors Hsp90 inhibitors act through HSF-1 to improve health and extend lifespan
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Janssens GE, Houtkooper RH. Identification of longevity compounds with minimized probabilities of side effects. Biogerontology 2020; 21:709-719. [PMID: 32562114 PMCID: PMC7541369 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-020-09887-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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It is hypothesized that treating the general aging population with compounds that slow aging, geroprotectors, could provide many benefits to society, including a reduction of age-related diseases. It is intuitive that such compounds should cause minimal side effects, since they would be distributed to otherwise healthy individuals for extended periods of time. The question therefore emerges of how we should prioritize geroprotectors discovered in model organisms for clinical testing in humans. In other words, which compounds are least likely to cause harm, while still potentially providing benefit? To systematically answer this question we queried the DrugAge database—containing hundreds of known geroprotectors—and cross-referenced this with a recently published repository of compound side effect predictions. In total, 124 geroprotectors were associated to 800 unique side effects. Geroprotectors with high risks of side effects, some even with risk for death, included lamotrigine and minocycline, while compounds with low side effect risks included spermidine and d-glucosamine. Despite their popularity as top geroprotector candidates for humans, sirolimus and metformin harbored greater risks of side effects than many other candidate geroprotectors, sirolimus being the more severe of the two. Furthermore, we found that a correlation existed between maximum lifespan extension in worms and the likelihood of causing a side effect, suggesting that extreme lifespan extension in model organisms should not necessarily be the priority when screening for novel geroprotectors. We discuss the implications of our findings for prioritizing geroprotectors, suggesting spermidine and d-glucosamine for clinical trials in humans.
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- Georges E Janssens
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Partridge L, Fuentealba M, Kennedy BK. The quest to slow ageing through drug discovery. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2020; 19:513-532. [DOI: 10.1038/s41573-020-0067-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Wan QL, Fu X, Dai W, Yang J, Luo Z, Meng X, Liu X, Zhong R, Yang H, Zhou Q. Uric acid induces stress resistance and extends the life span through activating the stress response factor DAF-16/FOXO and SKN-1/NRF2. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:2840-2856. [PMID: 32074508 PMCID: PMC7041755 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Uric acid is a common metabolite found in mammals’ serum. Recently, several metabolites have been identified that modulate aging, and uric acid levels are positively correlated with mammals’ lifespan. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this are largely undefined. Here we show that uric acid, an end product of purine metabolism, enhances the resistance of oxidative stress and extends the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). We show that uric acid enhances a variety of pathways and leads to the upregulation of genes that are required for uric acid-mediated life span extension. We find that the transcription factors DAF-16/FOXO, SKN-1/NRF2 and HSF-1 contribute to the beneficial longevity conferred by uric acid. We also show that uric acid induced life span extension by regulating the reproductive signaling and insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) pathways. In addition, we find that mitochondrial function plays an important role in uric acid-mediated life span extension. Taken together, these data suggest that uric acid prolongs the life span of C. elegans, in part, because of its antioxidative activity, which in turn regulates the IIS and the reproductive signaling pathways, thereby activating the function of the transcription factors DAF-16, HSF-1 and SKN-1.
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- Qin-Li Wan
- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Qingyuan People's Hospital, The Six Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong 511518, Qingyuan, China
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- Internship Program, The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong, 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China.,The Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Science, Jinan University, Guangdong 510632, Guangzhou, China
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Yang J, Peng S, Zhang B, Houten S, Schadt E, Zhu J, Suh Y, Tu Z. Human geroprotector discovery by targeting the converging subnetworks of aging and age-related diseases. GeroScience 2020; 42:353-372. [PMID: 31637571 PMCID: PMC7031474 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-019-00106-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A key goal of geroscience research is to identify effective interventions to extend human healthspan, the years of healthy life. Currently, majority of the geroprotectors are found by screening compounds in model organisms; whether they will be effective in humans is largely unknown. Here we present a new strategy called ANDRU (aging network based drug discovery) to help the discovery of human geroprotectors. It first identifies human aging subnetworks that putatively function at the interface between aging and age-related diseases; it then screens for pharmacological interventions that may "reverse" the age-associated transcriptional changes occurred in these subnetworks. We applied ANDRU to human adipose gene expression data from the Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx) project. For the top 31 identified compounds, 19 of them showed at least some evidence supporting their function in improving metabolic traits or lifespan, which include type 2 diabetes drugs such as pioglitazone. As the query aging genes were refined to the ones with more intimate links to diseases, ANDRU identified more meaningful drug hits than the general approach without considering the underlying network structures. In summary, ANDRU represents a promising human data-driven strategy that may speed up the discovery of interventions to extend human healthspan.
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- Jialiang Yang
- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York City, USA
- Department of Medicine Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York City, USA
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- Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York City, USA.
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave, IMI 3-70F, New York City, NY, 10029, USA.
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Goya ME, Xue F, Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo C, Arnaouteli S, Riquelme-Dominguez L, Romanowski A, Brydon J, Ball KL, Stanley-Wall NR, Doitsidou M. Probiotic Bacillus subtilis Protects against α-Synuclein Aggregation in C. elegans. Cell Rep 2020; 30:367-380.e7. [PMID: 31940482 PMCID: PMC6963774 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent discoveries have implicated the gut microbiome in the progression and severity of Parkinson's disease; however, how gut bacteria affect such neurodegenerative disorders remains unclear. Here, we report that the Bacillus subtilis probiotic strain PXN21 inhibits α-synuclein aggregation and clears preformed aggregates in an established Caenorhabditis elegans model of synucleinopathy. This protection is seen in young and aging animals and is partly mediated by DAF-16. Multiple B. subtilis strains trigger the protective effect via both spores and vegetative cells, partly due to a biofilm formation in the gut of the worms and the release of bacterial metabolites. We identify several host metabolic pathways differentially regulated in response to probiotic exposure, including sphingolipid metabolism. We further demonstrate functional roles of the sphingolipid metabolism genes lagr-1, asm-3, and sptl-3 in the anti-aggregation effect. Our findings provide a basis for exploring the disease-modifying potential of B. subtilis as a dietary supplement.
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- María Eugenia Goya
- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- University of Edinburgh, School of Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- University of Edinburgh, Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- University of Edinburgh, Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Wan QL, Fu X, Meng X, Luo Z, Dai W, Yang J, Wang C, Wang H, Zhou Q. Hypotaurine promotes longevity and stress tolerance via the stress response factors DAF-16/FOXO and SKN-1/NRF2 in Caenorhabditis elegans. Food Funct 2020; 11:347-357. [PMID: 31799533 DOI: 10.1039/c9fo02000d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hypotaurine, an important sulfur-containing and nonpeptidic amino acid, is a precursor of taurine and an antioxidant.
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- Qin-Li Wan
- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital
- Biomedical Translational Research Institute
- Jinan University
- Guangzhou
- China
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Blackwell TK, Sewell AK, Wu Z, Han M. TOR Signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans Development, Metabolism, and Aging. Genetics 2019; 213:329-360. [PMID: 31594908 PMCID: PMC6781902 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The Target of Rapamycin (TOR or mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates growth, development, and behaviors by modulating protein synthesis, autophagy, and multiple other cellular processes in response to changes in nutrients and other cues. Over recent years, TOR has been studied intensively in mammalian cell culture and genetic systems because of its importance in growth, metabolism, cancer, and aging. Through its advantages for unbiased, and high-throughput, genetic and in vivo studies, Caenorhabditis elegans has made major contributions to our understanding of TOR biology. Genetic analyses in the worm have revealed unexpected aspects of TOR functions and regulation, and have the potential to further expand our understanding of how growth and metabolic regulation influence development. In the aging field, C. elegans has played a leading role in revealing the promise of TOR inhibition as a strategy for extending life span, and identifying mechanisms that function upstream and downstream of TOR to influence aging. Here, we review the state of the TOR field in C. elegans, and focus on what we have learned about its functions in development, metabolism, and aging. We discuss knowledge gaps, including the potential pitfalls in translating findings back and forth across organisms, but also describe how TOR is important for C. elegans biology, and how C. elegans work has developed paradigms of great importance for the broader TOR field.
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- T Keith Blackwell
- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of MCDB, University of Colorado at Boulder, and
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boulder, Colorado
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- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of MCDB, University of Colorado at Boulder, and
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boulder, Colorado
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Tacutu R, Thornton D, Johnson E, Budovsky A, Barardo D, Craig T, Diana E, Lehmann G, Toren D, Wang J, Fraifeld VE, de Magalhães JP. Human Ageing Genomic Resources: new and updated databases. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:D1083-D1090. [PMID: 29121237 PMCID: PMC5753192 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 380] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In spite of a growing body of research and data, human ageing remains a poorly understood process. Over 10 years ago we developed the Human Ageing Genomic Resources (HAGR), a collection of databases and tools for studying the biology and genetics of ageing. Here, we present HAGR’s main functionalities, highlighting new additions and improvements. HAGR consists of six core databases: (i) the GenAge database of ageing-related genes, in turn composed of a dataset of >300 human ageing-related genes and a dataset with >2000 genes associated with ageing or longevity in model organisms; (ii) the AnAge database of animal ageing and longevity, featuring >4000 species; (iii) the GenDR database with >200 genes associated with the life-extending effects of dietary restriction; (iv) the LongevityMap database of human genetic association studies of longevity with >500 entries; (v) the DrugAge database with >400 ageing or longevity-associated drugs or compounds; (vi) the CellAge database with >200 genes associated with cell senescence. All our databases are manually curated by experts and regularly updated to ensure a high quality data. Cross-links across our databases and to external resources help researchers locate and integrate relevant information. HAGR is freely available online (http://genomics.senescence.info/).
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- Robi Tacutu
- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.,Computational Biology of Aging Group, Institute of Biochemistry, Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060031, Romania
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.,Judea Regional Research & Development Center, Carmel 90404, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City 117597, Singapore.,Science Division, Yale-NUS College, Singapore City 138527, Singapore
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Center for Multidisciplinary Research on Aging, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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- Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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Mladenović D, Radosavljević T, Hrnčić D, Rasic-Markovic A, Stanojlović O. The effects of dietary methionine restriction on the function and metabolic reprogramming in the liver and brain - implications for longevity. Rev Neurosci 2019; 30:581-593. [PMID: 30817309 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Methionine is an essential sulphur-containing amino acid involved in protein synthesis, regulation of protein function and methylation reactions. Dietary methionine restriction (0.12-0.17% methionine in food) extends the life span of various animal species and delays the onset of aging-associated diseases and cancers. In the liver, methionine restriction attenuates steatosis and delays the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis due to antioxidative action and metabolic reprogramming. The limited intake of methionine stimulates the fatty acid oxidation in the liver and the export of lipoproteins as well as inhibits de novo lipogenesis. These effects are mediated by various signaling pathways and effector molecules, including sirtuins, growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis, sterol regulatory element binding proteins, adenosine monophosphate-dependent kinase and general control nonderepressible 2 pathway. Additionally, methionine restriction stimulates the synthesis of fibroblast growth factor-21 in the liver, which increases the insulin sensitivity of peripheral tissues. In the brain, methionine restriction delays the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and increases the resistance to various forms of stress through antioxidative effects and alterations in lipid composition. This review aimed to summarize the morphological, functional and molecular changes in the liver and brain caused by the methionine restriction, with possible implications in the prolongation of maximal life span.
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- Dušan Mladenović
- Institute of Pathophysiology 'Ljubodrag Buba Mihailovic', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology 'Ljubodrag Buba Mihailovic', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology 'Richard Burian', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology 'Richard Burian', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical Physiology 'Richard Burian', Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Qian M, Liu B. Pharmaceutical Intervention of Aging. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1086:235-254. [PMID: 30232763 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1117-8_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The aging population represents a significant worldwide socioeconomic challenge. Aging is an inevitable and multifactorial biological process and primary risk factor for most age-related diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and neurodegenerative diseases. Pharmacological interventions targeting aging appear to be a more effective approach in preventing age-related disorders compared with the treatments targeted to specific disease. In this chapter, we focus on the latest findings on molecular compounds that mimic caloric restriction (CR), supplement nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels, and eliminate senescent cells, including metformin, resveratrol, spermidine, rapamycin, NAD+ boosters, as well as senolytics. All these interventions modulate the determinants and pathways responsible for aging/longevity, such as the kinase target of rapamycin (TOR), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), sirtuins, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) signaling (Fig. 15.1).
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- Minxian Qian
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Stability and Human Disease Prevention, Medical Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Stability and Human Disease Prevention, Medical Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China.
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Dönertaş HM, Fuentealba M, Partridge L, Thornton JM. Identifying Potential Ageing-Modulating Drugs In Silico. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2019; 30:118-131. [PMID: 30581056 PMCID: PMC6362144 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Increasing human life expectancy has posed increasing challenges for healthcare systems. As people age, they become more susceptible to chronic diseases, with an increasing burden of multimorbidity, and the associated polypharmacy. Accumulating evidence from work with laboratory animals has shown that ageing is a malleable process that can be ameliorated by genetic and environmental interventions. Drugs that modulate the ageing process may delay or even prevent the incidence of multiple diseases of ageing. To identify novel, anti-ageing drugs, several studies have developed computational drug-repurposing strategies. We review published studies showing the potential of current drugs to modulate ageing. Future studies should integrate current knowledge with multi-omics, health records, and drug safety data to predict drugs that can improve health in late life.
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- Handan Melike Dönertaş
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SD, UK; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SD, UK; Institute of Healthy Aging, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institute of Healthy Aging, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK; Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging, Cologne, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton CB10 1SD, UK.
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Molecular Network-Based Drug Prediction in Thyroid Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020263. [PMID: 30641858 PMCID: PMC6359462 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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As a common malignant tumor disease, thyroid cancer lacks effective preventive and therapeutic drugs. Thus, it is crucial to provide an effective drug selection method for thyroid cancer patients. The connectivity map (CMAP) project provides an experimental validated strategy to repurpose and optimize cancer drugs, the rationale behind which is to select drugs to reverse the gene expression variations induced by cancer. However, it has a few limitations. Firstly, CMAP was performed on cell lines, which are usually different from human tissues. Secondly, only gene expression information was considered, while the information about gene regulations and modules/pathways was more or less ignored. In this study, we first measured comprehensively the perturbations of thyroid cancer on a patient including variations at gene expression level, gene co-expression level and gene module level. After that, we provided a drug selection pipeline to reverse the perturbations based on drug signatures derived from tissue studies. We applied the analyses pipeline to the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) thyroid cancer data consisting of 56 normal and 500 cancer samples. As a result, we obtained 812 up-regulated and 213 down-regulated genes, whose functions are significantly enriched in extracellular matrix and receptor localization to synapses. In addition, a total of 33,778 significant differentiated co-expressed gene pairs were found, which form a larger module associated with impaired immune function and low immunity. Finally, we predicted drugs and gene perturbations that could reverse the gene expression and co-expression changes incurred by the development of thyroid cancer through the Fisher’s exact test. Top predicted drugs included validated drugs like baclofen, nevirapine, glucocorticoid, formaldehyde and so on. Combining our analyses with literature mining, we inferred that the regulation of thyroid hormone secretion might be closely related to the inhibition of the proliferation of thyroid cancer cells.
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Fuentealba M, Dönertaş HM, Williams R, Labbadia J, Thornton JM, Partridge L. Using the drug-protein interactome to identify anti-ageing compounds for humans. PLoS Comput Biol 2019; 15:e1006639. [PMID: 30625143 PMCID: PMC6342327 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Advancing age is the dominant risk factor for most of the major killer diseases in developed countries. Hence, ameliorating the effects of ageing may prevent multiple diseases simultaneously. Drugs licensed for human use against specific diseases have proved to be effective in extending lifespan and healthspan in animal models, suggesting that there is scope for drug repurposing in humans. New bioinformatic methods to identify and prioritise potential anti-ageing compounds for humans are therefore of interest. In this study, we first used drug-protein interaction information, to rank 1,147 drugs by their likelihood of targeting ageing-related gene products in humans. Among 19 statistically significant drugs, 6 have already been shown to have pro-longevity properties in animal models (p < 0.001). Using the targets of each drug, we established their association with ageing at multiple levels of biological action including pathways, functions and protein interactions. Finally, combining all the data, we calculated a ranked list of drugs that identified tanespimycin, an inhibitor of HSP-90, as the top-ranked novel anti-ageing candidate. We experimentally validated the pro-longevity effect of tanespimycin through its HSP-90 target in Caenorhabditis elegans. Human life expectancy is continuing to increase worldwide, as a result of successive improvements in living conditions and medical care. Although this trend is to be celebrated, advancing age is the major risk factor for multiple impairments and chronic diseases. As a result, the later years of life are often spent in poor health and lowered quality of life. However, these effects of ageing are not inevitable, because very long-lived people often suffer rather little ill-health at the end of their lives. Furthermore, laboratory experiments have shown that animals fed with specific drugs can live longer and with fewer age-related diseases than their untreated companions. We therefore need to identify drugs with anti-ageing properties for humans. We have used publically available data and a computer-based approach to search for drugs that affect components and processes known to be important in human ageing. This approach worked, because it was able to re-discover several drugs known to increase lifespan in animal models, plus some new ones, including one that we tested experimentally and validated in this study. These drugs are now a high priority for animal testing and for exploring effects on human ageing.
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- Matías Fuentealba
- Institute of Healthy Ageing, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Healthy Ageing, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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Plausible Links Between Metabolic Networks, Stem Cells, and Longevity. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1201:355-388. [PMID: 31898793 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31206-0_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Aging is an inevitable consequence of life, and all multicellular organisms undergo a decline in tissue and organ functions as they age. Several well-known risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes, and lack of physical activity that lead to the cardiovascular system, decline and impede the function of vital organs, ultimately limit overall life span. Over recent years, aging research has experienced an unparalleled growth, particularly with the discovery and recognition of genetic pathways and biochemical processes that control to some extent the rate of aging.In this chapter, we focus on several aspects of stem cell biology and aging, beginning with major cellular hallmarks of aging, endocrine regulation of aging and its impact on stem cell compartment, and mechanisms of increased longevity. We then discuss the role of epigenetic modifications associated with aging and provide an overview on a most recent search of antiaging modalities.
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Cutler RG, Camandola S, Feldman NH, Yoon JS, Haran JB, Arguelles S, Mattson MP. Uric acid enhances longevity and endurance and protects the brain against ischemia. Neurobiol Aging 2018; 75:159-168. [PMID: 30576885 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Among mammals, there is a positive correlation between serum uric acid (UA) levels and life span. Humans have high levels of UA because they lack a functional urate oxidase (UOX) enzyme that is present in shorter lived mammals. Here, we show that male and female mice with UOX haploinsufficiency exhibit an age-related elevation of UA levels, and that the life span of female but not male UOX+/- mice is significantly increased compared to wild-type mice. Serum UA levels are elevated in response to treadmill exercise in UOX+/- mice, but not wild-type mice, and the endurance of the UOX+/- mice is significantly greater than wild-type mice. UOX+/- mice exhibit elevated levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, reduced brain damage and improved functional outcome in a model of focal ischemic stroke. Levels of oxidative protein nitration and lipid peroxidation are reduced in muscle and brain tissues of UOX+/- mice under conditions of metabolic and oxidative stress (running in the case of muscle and ischemia in the case of the brain), consistent with prior evidence that UA can scavenge peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radical. Our findings reveal roles for UA in life span determination, endurance and adaptive responses to brain injury, and suggest novel approaches for protecting cells against injury and for optimizing physical performance.
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- Roy G Cutler
- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Admasu TD, Chaithanya Batchu K, Barardo D, Ng LF, Lam VYM, Xiao L, Cazenave-Gassiot A, Wenk MR, Tolwinski NS, Gruber J. Drug Synergy Slows Aging and Improves Healthspan through IGF and SREBP Lipid Signaling. Dev Cell 2018; 47:67-79.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dönertaş HM, Fuentealba Valenzuela M, Partridge L, Thornton JM. Gene expression-based drug repurposing to target aging. Aging Cell 2018; 17:e12819. [PMID: 29959820 PMCID: PMC6156541 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Aging is the largest risk factor for a variety of noncommunicable diseases. Model organism studies have shown that genetic and chemical perturbations can extend both lifespan and healthspan. Aging is a complex process, with parallel and interacting mechanisms contributing to its aetiology, posing a challenge for the discovery of new pharmacological candidates to ameliorate its effects. In this study, instead of a target‐centric approach, we adopt a systems level drug repurposing methodology to discover drugs that could combat aging in human brain. Using multiple gene expression data sets from brain tissue, taken from patients of different ages, we first identified the expression changes that characterize aging. Then, we compared these changes in gene expression with drug‐perturbed expression profiles in the Connectivity Map. We thus identified 24 drugs with significantly associated changes. Some of these drugs may function as antiaging drugs by reversing the detrimental changes that occur during aging, others by mimicking the cellular defence mechanisms. The drugs that we identified included significant number of already identified prolongevity drugs, indicating that the method can discover de novo drugs that meliorate aging. The approach has the advantages that using data from human brain aging data, it focuses on processes relevant in human aging and that it is unbiased, making it possible to discover new targets for aging studies.
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- Handan Melike Dönertaş
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute; Wellcome Genome Campus; Hinxton Cambridge UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute; Wellcome Genome Campus; Hinxton Cambridge UK
- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Institute of Healthy Aging; University College London; London UK
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, Institute of Healthy Aging; University College London; London UK
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging; Cologne Germany
| | - Janet M. Thornton
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute; Wellcome Genome Campus; Hinxton Cambridge UK
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