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Ultrasound deep brain stimulation decelerates telomere shortening in Alzheimer's disease and aging mice

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FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 3, 期 3, 页码 469-478

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KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.02.010

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Noninvasive ultrasound; Brain stimulation; Telomere length; Aging; Alzheimer's disease(AD)

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The study found that noninvasive ultrasound deep brain stimulation (UDBS) can decelerate telomere shortening and improve aging and aging-related diseases. This method has significant effects on both normal mice and aging mice by activating telomerase-associated proteins and upregulating the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway.
Telomere length is a reliable biomarker for health and longevity prediction in both humans and animals. The common neuromodulation techniques, including deep brain stimulation (DBS) and optogenetics, have excellent spatial resolution and depth penetration but require implementation of electrodes or optical fibers. Therefore, it is important to develop methods for noninvasive modulation of telomere length. Herein, we reported on a new method for decelerating telomere shortening using noninvasive ultrasound deep brain stimulation (UDBS). Firstly, we found that UDBS could activate the telomerase-associated proteins in normal mice. Then, in the Alzheimer's disease mice, UDBS was observed to decelerate telomere shortening of the cortex and myocardial tissue and to effectively improve spatial learning and memory abilities. Similarly, UDBS was found to significantly slow down telomere shortening of the cortex and peripheral blood, and improve motor and cognitive functions in aging mice. Finally, transcriptome analysis revealed that UDBS upregulated the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway. Overall, the present findings established the critical role of UDBS in delaying telomere shortening and indicated that ultrasound modulation of telomere length may constitute an effective therapeutic strategy for aging and aging-related diseases.

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