期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 52, 期 -, 页码 23-31出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.12.016
关键词
RNA-seq; Glutathione; Cancer; Aging; Brain; Survival curve
资金
- DFG [FOR 1738 B2]
- BMBF Bernstein Fokus [FKZ 01GQ0923]
- BMBF Gerontosys JenAge [FKZ 031 5581A/B]
- EU [HEALTH.2011.2.2.2-2, 279281]
- BMBF Irestra [FKZ 16SV7209]
- DFG Schwerpunktprogramm [BU 1327/4-1]
The brain plays a central role in organismal aging but is itself most sensitive to aging-related functional impairments and pathologies. Insights into processes underlying brain aging are the basis to positively impact brain health. Using high-throughput RNA sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we monitored cerebral gene expression in mice throughout their whole lifespan (2, 9, 15, 24, and 30 months). Differentially expressed genes were clustered in 6 characteristic temporal expression profiles, 3 of which revealed a distinct change between 24 and 30 months, the period when most mice die. Functional annotation of these genes indicated a participation in protection against cancer and oxidative stress. Specifically, the most enriched pathways for the differentially expressed genes with higher expression at 30 versus 24 months were found to be glutathione metabolism and chemokine signaling pathway, whereas those lower expressed were enriched in focal adhesion and pathways in cancer. We therefore conclude that brains of very old mice are protected from certain aspects of aging, in particular cancer, which might have an impact on organismal health and lifespan. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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