Anatoly I. Bozhkov, Nataliia I. Dobrianska, Rustam A. Akzhyhitov, Anna V. Novikova, Stanislav S. Haiovyi, Alona O. Pankratova, Olena O. Ivanova, Illia R. Onipko, Yuliia O. Komburlei
{"title":"Young and old animals “use” different strategies for adapting to the chronic effects of ethanol","authors":"Anatoly I. Bozhkov, Nataliia I. Dobrianska, Rustam A. Akzhyhitov, Anna V. Novikova, Stanislav S. Haiovyi, Alona O. Pankratova, Olena O. Ivanova, Illia R. Onipko, Yuliia O. Komburlei","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tma.2024.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study of the young and old animals’ adaptation characteristics to the chronic effect of ethyl alcohol provides a quick solution of problems in biomedicine and gerontology, such as the formation of age related dependencies on pathologies. We studied the chronic effect of 15 % ethanol on young and old rats (3 and 20 month) of the Wistar line, which require free access to alcohol, for 160 days (5.3 months). The time of death occurrence, the relative mass dynamics of the liver, spleen and kidneys, the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase in the post-mitochondrial supernatant of liver, the content of carbonylated proteins and the activity of aconitate hydrotase in the mitochondria of the liver, as well as the serum creatinine level after 10, 20 and 40 days from the start of taking ethyl alcohol were determined. It was shown that the “initial” functional state of the increased activity elements in the formation of ethanol tolerance in young and old animals was different, this is evidenced by changes in the ratios of such indicators as: the relative mass of the liver, kidneys and spleen, the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase, aconitate hydrotase, the content of carbonylated proteins in the liver. We came to a combination that in young rats a “compensatory delayed” adaptation to the chronic effect of alcohol is realized, while (about 50 %) have a “compensatory delayed”, and the rest have a “pathogenetic” strategy; the choice of an adaptation strategy depends on the “initial” functional state, an extremely probable participation in the exchange of ethanol.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501124000014/pdfft?md5=956576db248c3289ece5a8e40bb2d0ba&pid=1-s2.0-S2468501124000014-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139493700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of the endoplasmic reticulum in mechanisms of aging and formation of senescent cells","authors":"Lev Salnikov","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The role of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in aging processes has not attracted much attention of researchers, while this structure plays one of the central roles in the processes of intracellular synthesis. Summarizing the data presented in this review, we can conclude that the number of polysomes is directly related to the production of proteins required by the cell. In turn, polysomes responsible for the production of specialized proteins are associated with the ER of highly differentiated cells. At the same time, proteins necessary for the functioning of cellular infrastructure are translated on free polysomes, which are not associated with the ER. During aging, an increase in the quantity or surface area of ER was also observed in cells, especially in senescent cells. Summarizing these data we can conclude that cell aging is directly related to changes in their ER, which lead to inhibition of the production of proteins necessary for the operation of cellular infrastructure. Therefore, it is possible to distinguish two targets for reducing age-related processes. These should be actions aimed at changing the ratio between ER-bound and free polysomes in favor of the last ones. The second goal is to regulate the amount of ER by enhancing membrane exchange in the cell. Together, these effects will be aimed at preserving the infrastructural base of cells, at least delaying their age-related degradation. As research progresses, unraveling the complex interplay between intracellular membranes and aging holds great promise for developing novel therapeutic strategies to combat age-related diseases and promote longevity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 29-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501124000063/pdfft?md5=abe4e6d8307b459d4cc3f4ea583209ba&pid=1-s2.0-S2468501124000063-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141962227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The gerontological saga of antidiabetic biguanides: From ignorance to prudence via high hopes","authors":"Aleksei G. Golubev, Vladimin N. Anisimov","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The history of the discoveries that shaped the current attitudes to the use of antidiabetic biguanides, mainly metformin, as antiaging agents is reviewed. An emphasis is made on the mounting evidence that the diseases of aging including type II diabetes mellitus, the metabolic syndrome, neurodegenerative conditions and cancer that are featured in the clinical trials of metformin are increasingly recognized as those for which physical exercises are effective in risk reduction and therapy enhancement. The known primary molecular targets of metformin map to some of the signaling pathways by which the effects of the two most robust physiological antiaging interventions, i.e. energy consumption increase and calorie intake restriction, are transduced to the cellular and physiological systems implicated in regulating the balance between, on one hand, growth and proliferation and, on the other hand, maintenance and repair. However, metformin and other allegedly antiaging agents can reproduce but partly and in biased ways the effects of the physiological antiaging interventions. In particular, although metformin may help to maintain the current physical conditions, it hampers the gains in physical fitness that are afforded by exercises. These observations should be taken into account in advising metformin to healthy people engaged in increasing their physical fitness by exercises or to patients whose muscular mass is decreased during disease and should be restored thereafter.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 12-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501124000038/pdfft?md5=e190958743c898515b1a241f6eb07571&pid=1-s2.0-S2468501124000038-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141038407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunbao Rao , Wenbo Cui , Zitian Lin , Yaozhong Zhang , Wei Lai , Qi Peng , Xiaomei Lu
{"title":"Erlec1 controls bone metabolism by affecting osteoblast type I collagen synthesis","authors":"Chunbao Rao , Wenbo Cui , Zitian Lin , Yaozhong Zhang , Wei Lai , Qi Peng , Xiaomei Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Erlec1</em> gene has been suggested to be involved in the regulation of bone development. However, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. In this study, we showed that loss of <em>Erlec1</em> leads to growth retardation in mice. <em>Erlec1</em><sup><em>−/−</em></sup> mice exhibited increased proliferation, delayed differentiation and mineralization in osteoblasts accompanied by decreased production of collagen I. Our data demonstrated that <em>Erlec1</em> regulates bone formation through modulating proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts by affecting the synthesis of collagen I, suggesting that Erlec1 may serve as a potent target for bone metabolism diseases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"8 ","pages":"Pages 39-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501124000087/pdfft?md5=e51b7c339d83608cd4e367e9029da491&pid=1-s2.0-S2468501124000087-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142095583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bayan Nurmakhanova , Georgii Demchenko , Serik Abdreshov , Sofiya Imankulova , Laura Koibasova
{"title":"Adrenergic innervation of thoracic lymphatic duct in postnatal ontogenesis","authors":"Bayan Nurmakhanova , Georgii Demchenko , Serik Abdreshov , Sofiya Imankulova , Laura Koibasova","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The adrenergic innervation of the thoracic lymphatic duct was studied in young, mature and old animals. Adrenergic innervation of lymphatic system in postnatal ontogenesis, especially in its late period, was not thoroughly studied. The purpose of this study was to determine the state of adrenergic innervation of TLD in young, mature, and senile animals. The study shows that the adrenergic apparatus in the TLD tissues of rats continues its formation and complication from the first days after birth and is entirely formed by Day 25–30 after birth. From the age of one month, the adrenergic innervation represents fully formed plexuses in all areas which function throughout life. These are brightly fluorescent nerve fibers that form plexuses with regularly located multiple sites of varicose dilation. In senile animals, the dilations remain frequent and numerous in all parts of the lymph node, but their brightness decreases; the fibers in the plexuses become discontinuous, the varicose thickenings become less frequent or disappear. The adrenergic vasomotor innervation in the walls of the TLD affects its function. The formed adrenergic innervation is presented across all periods of postnatal ontogenesis of the TLD and affects its functioning, and age-related changes in the course of development and aging of the organism can be considered as adaptation to new conditions. This study promotes understanding of the sympathetic regulation. The trial does not involve people and the trial registration is not required.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 133-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468501123000147/pdfft?md5=0bc9b7b52274eff0050452a837f2b3f4&pid=1-s2.0-S2468501123000147-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136153929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment mechanism of immune triad from the repurposing drug against COVID-19","authors":"Jong hoon Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>COVID-19 is an immune-mediated disease whose pathophysiology uses SAMHD1 tetramerization and cGAS–STING signaling, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) cascade, spike protein– inflammasome activation, and neuropilin 1 (NRP1) signaling. Variants of concern, such as SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Subvariants BQ.1, BQ.1.1, BA.4.6, BF.7, BA.2.75.2, and other mutants, have emerged. The longitudinal memory T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 persists for eight months after symptom onset. Therefore, we must achieve viral clearance to coordinate immune cell reactions. Aspirin, dapsone, and dexamethasone as anticatalysis medicines have been used to treat COVID-19. They are shown to work harmoniously with modulating ILCs. Therefore, it needs to prescribe this immune triad to alleviate the clinical pathologic course and block exacerbation mechanisms due to diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 33-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10290163/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9738926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The collaborative peer review framework as a model for training biomedical graduate students to perform rigorous, ethical peer review","authors":"Jonathan An, Alex Mendenhall, Matt Kaeberlein","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Peer review is an essential component of the academic publishing process, critical for the dissemination of new scientific information. Peer reviewers ensure that scientific assertions made in manuscripts are adequately supported by data in accordance with contemporary scientific standards. Despite the critical nature of peer review, there is little or no formal training in peer review offered at most Universities. Here, we describe the design and implementation of formal peer review training incorporated into a graduate course on the pathology and biology of aging. We used the eLife peer review framework and primary research papers to train graduate students and postdocs how to perform peer review. More than half of the students were involved in subsequent, non-training peer reviews. Evaluation metrics suggests that students find value in the training process. We suggest formal training will improve the rigor and scientific consensus of the peer review process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45812645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristen Mehalko , Minhoo Kim , Sanjana Paye , Kelly Koh , Ryan J. Lu , Bérénice A. Benayoun
{"title":"Lack of accelerated ovarian aging in a follicle-stimulating hormone receptor haploinsufficiency model","authors":"Kristen Mehalko , Minhoo Kim , Sanjana Paye , Kelly Koh , Ryan J. Lu , Bérénice A. Benayoun","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Follicle-stimulation hormone (FSH) and FSH receptor (FSHR) signaling is essential for lifelong ovarian and endocrine functions in females. Previous studies have reported that <em>Fshr</em> haploinsufficiency in female mice led to accelerated ovarian aging, including anticipated progressive fertility decline, irregular estrus cycles, increased follicular atresia and premature ovarian failure at 7–9 months of age. Interestingly, these phenotypes resemble key characteristics of human menopause and thus <em>Fshr</em> haploinsufficiency was proposed as a promising research mouse model of menopause. However, the <em>Fshr</em> haploinsufficiency model had not been fully explored, especially at the molecular level. In this study, we characterized the ovarian and endocrine functions of a <em>Fshr</em> heterozygous knockout allele that was generated on the C57BL/6 genetic background as part of the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP). Based on our analyses of these mice using a breeding assay, ovarian tissue histology and serum hormone quantifications (<em>i.e.</em> FSH, AMH, INHA) analyses, the KOMP <em>Fshr</em> heterozygous knockout female mice do not show the anticipated phenotypes of ovarian aging in terms of fertility and endocrine function. We further confirmed that the expression of <em>Fshr</em> is unaltered in the ovaries of the KOMP <em>Fshr</em> heterozygous knockout animals compared to wild-type. Together, our data suggests that the KOMP <em>Fshr</em> heterozygous knockout strain does not recapitulate the previously reported ovarian aging phenotypes associated to another model of <em>Fshr</em> haploinsufficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9878709/pdf/nihms-1864462.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9142935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rajesh Ranganathan, Georgy Sapozhnikov, Wang Ni, Siwen Li, Youqiang Song
{"title":"Recent developments in the role of DNA damage response and understanding its implications for new therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer's disease","authors":"Rajesh Ranganathan, Georgy Sapozhnikov, Wang Ni, Siwen Li, Youqiang Song","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49749587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ladda Thiamwong , Rui Xie , Norma E. Conner , Justine M. Renziehausen , Eunice Oladepe Ojo , Jeffrey R. Stout
{"title":"Body composition, fear of falling and balance performance in community-dwelling older adults","authors":"Ladda Thiamwong , Rui Xie , Norma E. Conner , Justine M. Renziehausen , Eunice Oladepe Ojo , Jeffrey R. Stout","doi":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tma.2023.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>We aimed to 1) assess body composition using a portable technology, bioelectrical impedance analysis, (BIA) and 2) examine the associations between body composition and the discrepancy of fear of falling (FOF) and balance performance.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional study included 121 older adults 60 years and older, 78% were female, 41% lived alone, and 71% had no history of falls. The discrepancy between fear of falling and balance performance was categorized into four groups. We found 47% rational (low FOF and normal balance), 19% incongruent (low FOF despite poor balance), 18% irrational (high FOF despite normal balance), and 16% congruent (high FOF and poor balance).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Body Fat Mass (BFM), Percent Body Fat (PBF), and Body Mass Index (BMI) were correlated with fear of falling and balance performance<em>.</em> BMI was significantly different in the rational group (p = 0.004) and incongruent group (p = 0.02) compared to the congruent group. PBF was significantly different between the incongruent (p = 0.002), irrational (p = 0.014), and rational (p < 0.001) groups, compared to the congruent group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The study found that body BFM, PBF, and BMI were correlated with fear of falling and balance impairment. High Body Mass Index and Body Fat Mass were associated with a discrepancy between FOF and balance. Body composition analysis devices, such as BIA and other portable technologies, could be taken to underserved communities and may help identify community-dwelling older adults who are frail and may be at high risk of falling.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36555,"journal":{"name":"Translational Medicine of Aging","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 80-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48073353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}