Journal
NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13124550
Keywords
cellular senescence; gut microbiome; skin; disease; dysbiosis; microbial metabolites; nutrition; prebiotics; probiotics
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada [RGPIN/06596-2019]
- Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) [252743]
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The microbiome plays a crucial role in human aging through its impact on the gastrointestinal system, but its effects on skin aging are not fully understood. Cellular senescence associated with microbial imbalance can lead to various age-related pathologies, including dermatological disorders. Further research is needed to explore the gut microbiota composition under a senescent status and develop potential immunomodulatory therapies.
The role of the microbiome in human aging is important: the microbiome directly impacts aging through the gastrointestinal system. However, the microbial impact on skin has yet to be fully understood. For example, cellular senescence is an intrinsic aging process that has been recently associated with microbial imbalance. With age, cells become senescent in response to stress wherein they undergo irreversible growth arrest while maintaining high metabolic activity. An accumulation of senescent cells has been linked to various aging and chronic pathologies due to an overexpression of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) comprised of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, proteases, lipids and extracellular matrix components. In particular, dermatological disorders may be promoted by senescence as the skin is a common site of accumulation. The gut microbiota influences cellular senescence and skin disruption through the gut-skin axis and secretion of microbial metabolites. Metabolomics can be used to identify and quantify metabolites involved in senescence. Moreover, novel anti-senescent therapeutics are warranted given the poor safety profiles of current pharmaceutical drugs. Probiotics and prebiotics may be effective alternatives, considering the relationship between the microbiome and healthy aging. However, further research on gut composition under a senescent status is needed to develop immunomodulatory therapies.
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