Intermittent fasting attenuates CNS inflammaging - rebalancing the transposonome
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 12, 2025
Abstract
A
hallmark
of
CNS
aging
is
sterile,
chronic,
low-grade
neuroinflammation.
Understanding
how
the
develops
chronic
inflammation
necessary
to
achieve
extended
healthspan.
Characterisation
neuroinflammatory
molecular
triggers
remains
limited.
Interventions
that
reduce
neuroinflammation
and
extend
health
lifespan
could
be
useful
in
this
regard.
One
such
intervention
intermittent
fasting
(IF),
but
IF
impacts
insufficiently
understood.
To
address
this,
we
performed
deep
RNA-sequencing
on
young,
middle-aged,
old,
mouse
regions.
Additionally,
sequenced
spinal
cord
animals
subject
adult
lifelong
IF.
We
found
most
differentially
expressed
genes
(DEGs)
at
middle
age
were
region
specific
(~
50–84%),
whilst
effect
weakened
18–72%)
old
age,
suggesting
emergence
a
more
general
global
profile.
DEGs
from
all
regions
enriched
for
inflammatory
immune
ontologies.
Surprisingly,
SC
was
aging-
neuroinflammation-impacted
both
ages,
with
by
far
highest
number
DEGs,
largest
net
increase
expression
transposable
elements
(TEs),
greatest
enrichment
immune-related
ontologies,
generally
larger
increases
gene
expression.
Overall,
normal
upregulation
sensors
non-self,
DNA/RNA,
activation
inflammasomes,
cGAS-STING1
interferon
response
genes,
across
CNS.
Whilst
still
developed
an
profile
SC,
average
lower
~
50%
compared
age-matched
controls.
IF-specific
apparent,
also
acts
separate,
potentially
targetable,
pathways
those
impacted
aging.
Expression
disease
associated
microglia,
phagocytic
exhaustion,
STING1,
inflammasome
decreased
Significantly,
TE
reversed
decrease.
In
summary,
find
hotspot,
attenuates
neuroinflammaging
rebalancing
transposonome.
Language: Английский
Plasma biomarkers in patients with age-related sarcopenia: a proteomic exploration and experimental validation
Qinqing Lin,
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Kangyong Li,
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Liwei Li
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et al.
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
37(1)
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
Abstract
Background
Various
biomarkers
associated
with
sarcopenia
have
been
identified.
However,
there
is
a
scarcity
of
studies
exploring
and
validating
in
individuals
age-related
sarcopenia.
Aims
This
study
aimed
to
investigate
the
proteome
identify
potential
for
Methods
Proteomic
analysis
experimental
validation
were
conducted
using
plasma
from
hospitalized
older
adults.
Sarcopenia
diagnosis
was
based
on
Asian
Working
Group
2019
criteria.
Data-independent
acquisition-based
proteomics
performed
60
participants,
30
diagnosed
without
Differentially
expressed
proteins
(DEPs)
selected
evaluated
by
Receiver
Operating
Characteristic
(ROC)
analysis.
Biomarker
candidates
further
quantitatively
validated
enzyme-linked
immunosorbent
assay
(ELISA)
utilizing
6
participants
Results
A
total
39
DEPs
identified
12
ROC
8
included
ELISA
their
predictive
performance.
Paraoxonase-3
(PON3)
consistently
showed
down-regulation
sarcopenic
group
across
both
methodologies.
Insulin-like
growth
factor-binding
protein-2
(IGFBP2)
inconsistency
group,
up-regulation
observed
proteomic
but
ELISA.
Discussion
Decline
PON3
may
result
an
overload
oxidative
stress
skeletal
muscles
contribute
Protein
modifications
IGFBP2
might
exhibit
during
pathogenesis.
Conclusions
Plasma
are
implicated
highlighted
as
biomarker
patients
Further
imperative
gain
in-depth
understanding
IGFBP2.
Language: Английский