Depressive symptoms partially mediate the relationship between psychosocial factors and epigenetic age acceleration in a multi-racial/ethnic sample of older adults
Lauren Opsasnick,
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Wei Zhao,
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Lauren Schmitz
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et al.
Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
45, P. 100994 - 100994
Published: April 13, 2025
Psychosocial
factors,
including
cumulative
psychosocial
stress
and
loneliness,
have
been
linked
to
epigenetic
aging
in
older
adults.
Further,
depressive
symptoms
established
relationships
with
both
factors
aging.
However,
it
is
not
known
whether
mediate
the
association
between
aging.We
conducted
linear
regression
models
examine
associations
stress,
five
age
acceleration
(AA)
measures
estimated
by
DNA
methylation
a
multi-racial/ethnic
sample
of
2681
adults
from
Health
Retirement
Study
(mean
age:
70.4
years).
For
all
identified
associations,
we
tested
for
effect
modification
sex
educational
attainment
performed
mediation
analysis
characterize
role
on
these
associations.Psychosocial
were
each
associated
at
least
one
measure
AA
(FDR
q
<
0.05).
observed
interactions
DunedinPACE,
as
well
loneliness
GrimAA,
PhenoAA,
females
individuals
without
college
degree
appearing
more
sensitive
effects
Depressive
mediated
24
%
35
HannumAA,
40
37
GrimAA
respectively.
this
study
may
help
elucidate
relationship
aging,
which
critical
understanding
biological
mechanisms
through
contribute
age-related
disease.
Language: Английский
Generations of epigenetic clocks and their links to socioeconomic status in the Health and Retirement Study
Epigenomics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(14), P. 1031 - 1042
Published: July 17, 2024
Aim:
This
is
a
brief
description
of
links
between
nine
epigenetic
clocks
related
to
human
aging
and
socioeconomic
behavioral
characteristics
as
well
health
outcomes.
Materials
&
methods:
We
estimate
frequently
used
novel
from
one
data
source,
the
Health
Retirement
Study.
Results:
While
all
these
are
thought
reflect
"aging,"
they
use
different
CpG
sites
do
not
strongly
relate
each
other.
First
fourth
generation
linked
status
or
outcomes
second
third
clocks.
Conclusion:
Epigenetic
exciting
new
tools
their
continued
evolution
likely
improve
our
understanding
how
exposures
get
under
skin
accelerate
aging.
Language: Английский
Epigenome-wide mediation analysis of the relationship between psychosocial stress and cardiometabolic risk factors in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Lauren Opsasnick,
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Wei Zhao,
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Scott M. Ratliff
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et al.
Clinical Epigenetics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Abstract
Background
Exposure
to
psychosocial
stress
is
linked
a
variety
of
negative
health
outcomes,
including
cardiovascular
disease
and
its
cardiometabolic
risk
factors.
DNA
methylation
has
been
associated
with
both
disease;
however,
little
known
about
the
mediating
role
on
association
between
risk.
Thus,
using
high-dimensional
mediation
testing
method,
we
conducted
an
epigenome-wide
analysis
relationship
ten
factors
in
multi-racial/ethnic
population
older
adults
(
n
=
2668)
from
Health
Retirement
Study
(mean
age
70.4
years).
Results
A
total
50,
46,
7,
12
CpG
sites
across
epigenome
mediated
effects
body
mass
index,
waist
circumference,
high-density
lipoprotein
cholesterol,
C-reactive
protein,
respectively.
When
reducing
dimensionality
mediators
their
top
10
uncorrelated
principal
components
(PC),
cumulative
effect
PCs
explained
35.8
46.3%
these
associations.
Conclusions
subset
were
expression
genes
enriched
pathways
related
cytokine
binding
receptor
activity,
as
well
neuron
development.
Findings
this
study
help
elucidate
underlying
mechanisms
through
which
partially
mediates
Language: Английский
Spatial Omics and Gene Circuits
Shantagoud Biradar,
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Chandana Korrapati,
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R. Krishna
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et al.
Advances in medical diagnosis, treatment, and care (AMDTC) book series,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 383 - 408
Published: Dec. 17, 2024
Spatial
transcriptomics
is
a
powerful
tool
in
biomedical
research
that
enables
the
analysis
of
gene
expression
patterns
within
their
spatial
context.
By
providing
insights
into
organisation
expression,
this
technology
can
help
address
limitations
design
synthetic
circuits
controlled
manner.
In
cancer
biology,
combining
with
other
approaches
allows
researchers
to
gain
deeper
understanding
spatiotemporal
dynamics
regulation.
This
method
has
significant
potential
for
revealing
tissue
architecture
and
cellular
heterogeneity,
which
complements
circuits.
study
explores
advantages
circuit
analysis,
focusing
on
integrating
these
techniques
understand
better
temporal
regulation
genes
tissues.
Language: Английский