期刊
EPIGENETICS
卷 11, 期 5, 页码 381-388出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2016.1144007
关键词
Aging; autophagy; DNA methylation; EGCG; macrophages
资金
- Ohio State University (OSU) Bridge funds
- Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases (PHPID)
- Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
- Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) [6117]
- American Association of Immunologist
- [R21 AI113477]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R21AI113477] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [U54GM104942] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Autophagy is a biological process characterized by self-digestion and involves induction of autophagosome formation, leading to degradation of autophagic cargo. Aging is associated with the reduction of autophagy activity leading to neurodegenerative disorders, chronic inflammation, and susceptibility to infection; however, the underlying mechanism is unclear. DNA methylation by DNA methyltransferases reduces the expression of corresponding genes. Since macrophages are major players in inflammation and defense against infection we determined the differences in methylation of autophagy genes in macrophages derived from young and aged mice. We found that promoter regions of Atg5 and LC3B are hypermethylated in macrophages from aged mice and this is accompanied by low gene expression. Treatment of aged mice and their derived macrophages with methyltransferase inhibitor (2)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) or specific DNA methyltransferase 2 (DNMT2) siRNA restored the expression of Atg5 and LC3 in vivo and in vitro. Our study builds a foundation for the development of novel therapeutics aimed to improve autophagy in the elderly population and suggests a role for DNMT2 in DNA methylation activities.
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