期刊
GEROSCIENCE
卷 43, 期 3, 页码 1283-1302出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00347-9
关键词
Ageing; Subtelomere; Epigenetics; DNA methylation; Down syndrome; Centenarian offspring
资金
- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza within the CRUI-CARE Agreement
- European Union [HEALTH-F4-2008200880 MARK-AGE]
The study found that changes in subtelomeric DNA methylation correlate with ageing progression, with linear changes observed in the general population, slower changes in the offspring of centenarians, and accelerated changes in Down syndrome individuals. These findings suggest that subtelomeric DNA methylation changes are a typical sign of ageing. Additionally, the effects of age on subtelomeric DNA methylation are mostly independent of other variables evaluated, including demographics and dietary/health habits.
Ageing leaves characteristic traces in the DNA methylation make-up of the genome. However, the importance of DNA methylation in ageing remains unclear. The study of subtelomeric regions could give promising insights into this issue. Previously reported associations between susceptibility to age-related diseases and epigenetic instability at subtelomeres suggest that the DNA methylation profile of subtelomeres undergoes remodelling during ageing. In the present work, this hypothesis has been tested in the context of the European large-scale project MARK-AGE. In this cross-sectional study, we profiled the DNA methylation of chromosomes 5 and 21 subtelomeres, in more than 2000 age-stratified women and men recruited in eight European countries. The study included individuals from the general population as well as the offspring of nonagenarians and Down syndrome subjects, who served as putative models of delayed and accelerated ageing, respectively. Significant linear changes of subtelomeric DNA methylation with increasing age were detected in the general population, indicating that subtelomeric DNA methylation changes are typical signs of ageing. Data also show that, compared to the general population, the dynamics of age-related DNA methylation changes are attenuated in the offspring of centenarian, while they accelerate in Down syndrome individuals. This result suggests that subtelomeric DNA methylation changes reflect the rate of ageing progression. We next attempted to trace the age-related changes of subtelomeric methylation back to the influence of diverse variables associated with methylation variations in the population, including demographics, dietary/health habits and clinical parameters. Results indicate that the effects of age on subtelomeric DNA methylation are mostly independent of all other variables evaluated.
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