E. O. Gutop, N. S. Linkova, E. O. Kozhevnikova, N. V. Fridman, O. M. Ivko, V. Kh. Khavinson
{"title":"AEDG Peptide Prevents Oxidative Stress in the Model of Induced Aging of Skin Fibroblasts","authors":"E. O. Gutop, N. S. Linkova, E. O. Kozhevnikova, N. V. Fridman, O. M. Ivko, V. Kh. Khavinson","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020096","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is one of the main environmental factors leading to oxidative stress and accelerated skin aging. AEDG peptide, a regulator of pineal gland functions, has demonstrated geroprotective and antioxidant effects in in vivo and in vitro studies. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of AEDG peptide on the expression of genes encoding enzymes of the antioxidant system (NQO1, SOD1, CATALASE, and TRXR) in human skin fibroblasts in a model of accelerated aging induced by UV radiation. The expression of <i>SOD1</i> and <i>TXNRD1</i> genes during UV-induced aging of dermal fibroblasts increases by 2 and 1.7 times, respectively. This can be considered as a defense mechanism against oxidative stress caused by UV radiation. Photoaging does not influence the expression of the <i>NQO1</i> and <i>CATALASE</i> genes in the culture of skin fibroblasts. AEDG peptide promotes the expression of the <i>SOD-1</i>, <i>NQO1</i>, and <i>CATALASE</i> genes in dermal fibroblasts exposed to UV radiation by 2.7, 2.6, and 3.2 times, respectively. AEDG peptide can stimulate the expression of these genes via the Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway. AEDG peptide might be potentially effective in preventing the accelerated aging of dermal fibroblasts.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"143 - 148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44551010","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}
M. A. Berezutsky, N. A. Durnova, A. S. Sheremetyewa, U. A. Matvienko, M. N. Kurchatova
{"title":"Experimental Studies of Geroprotective and Anti-Aging Effects of Chemical Compounds of Portulaca oleracea L. (Review)","authors":"M. A. Berezutsky, N. A. Durnova, A. S. Sheremetyewa, U. A. Matvienko, M. N. Kurchatova","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020047","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020047","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The analysis presented in the review of publications shows that extract of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> L. or its individual components (polysaccharides, oleracea, alkaloids tetrahydroisoquinoline operatein E) is able to increase the lifespan of laboratory animals, to activate telomerase and increase telomere length, and to provide antioxidant and antiosteoclastogenic impact. Various neuroprotective effects (improvement of memory and learning ability, inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, protection of dopaminergic neurons, improvement of motor functions, etc.) are of interest for the prevention of syndromes associated with age-related degradation of the nervous system such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In addition, regular consumption of vegetable portulaca in food leads to a decrease in the percentage of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, which also directly provides an increase in the average life expectancy of the population.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"122 - 127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45860392","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}
{"title":"Modern Approach and Geriatric Aspects of Teaching Gerontostomatology in Training Specialists under the Specialty Program","authors":"A. K. Iordanishvili","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020102","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020102","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The strategy of dental care for older age groups is based not only on the priorities determined by the demographic situation (guided by its development and the epidemiologically justified need for dental care), but also on improving the effectiveness of care, which must be based on the results of evidence-based medicine, as well as a personalized approach, implemented through the competencies taught to gerontostomatology students at dentistry schools. The aim of the work is to create a modern methodological basis for teaching the section of gerontostomatology within the modern dentistry curriculum. Based on the study of scientific works devoted to various aspects of gerontostomatology, the work presents the methodological foundations for modern teaching of the section of gerontostomatology as a specialty program at dentistry schools, focusing on the main areas of the specialist training curriculum such as cariesology, non-carious dental lesions, endodontics, periodontology, diseases of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and the basics of providing orthopedic dental care to the elderly and senile people.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"209 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43855571","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}
K. P. Kravchenko, K. L. Kozlov, A. O. Drobintseva, D. S. Medvedev, V. O. Polyakova
{"title":"Age-Associated Features of the Expression Level of Apoptosis Markers in Cardiomyocytes of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy","authors":"K. P. Kravchenko, K. L. Kozlov, A. O. Drobintseva, D. S. Medvedev, V. O. Polyakova","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020126","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020126","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To understand the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP), it is necessary to establish the molecular and cellular mechanisms of myocardial aging, including those associated with programmed cell death, the molecular mechanisms of which have not been extensively studied. The aim of this work is to study markers of apoptosis in cardiomyocytes of patients with DCMP in vitro. We used the method of primary dissociated cell cultures and the method of immunofluorescence confocal laser microscopy. Cells of the 3rd and 14th passages, corresponding to “young” and “old” cultures, were used to simulate cellular senescence. At the molecular level, aging of cardiomyocyte cells was accompanied by a twofold increase in the expression of p16<sup>INK4a</sup> compared to “young” cultures, both in the control group and in the group with DCMP. It was also found that the expression of p16<sup>INK4a</sup> in cultures taken from patients with pathology was two times higher than in similar cultures from healthy patients. The expression of p21 was increased in the group with DCMP compared to the control; however, with aging of the culture, the expression of p21 did not change, remaining at a significant level. The most significant (3.2-fold) differences were obtained when comparing the expression of Bax in the cell culture of cardiomyocytes from the group with DCMP in the “young” culture compared with the control. Aging of myocardial cells at the molecular level was manifested in an increase in the expression of the Bax protein, which is the triggering mechanism of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. It is possible that this pathway of cell death is prevalent in DCMP.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"107 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49218360","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}
O. S. Kozhevnikova, V. A. Devyatkin, M. A. Tyumentsev, E. A. Rudnitskaya, A. Zh. Fursova, N. G. Kolosova
{"title":"Astragalus membranaceus Increases Leukocyte Telomere Length, but Does Not Suppress Development of Accelerated Senescence Signs in OXYS Rats","authors":"O. S. Kozhevnikova, V. A. Devyatkin, M. A. Tyumentsev, E. A. Rudnitskaya, A. Zh. Fursova, N. G. Kolosova","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020114","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Astragalus membranaceus</i> (AM) was used for millennia by traditional Chinese medicine to slow down aging and extend lifespan. It has been shown that AM can affect all key hallmarks of aging including compensating telomere shortening which is recognized as one of the most reliable biomarkers of aging. The telomere shortening in peripheral blood leukocytes is viewed as a promising biomarker in predicting the risk of age-related diseases as well as a biomarker of the effectiveness of treatment. However, findings from epidemiological studies on the links between leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and age-related diseases are rather contradictory. The present study is aimed to investigate the effect of AM on the LTL and the AM influence on the manifestation and development of the sings of accelerated senescence in OXYS rats. Animals were given AM root powder (100 mg/kg) from 3 to 6 months of age. Our study confirmed the ability of AM to activate telomerase, as evidenced by an increase in LTL in OXYS rats. However, LTL lengthening was not accompanied by a delay of the accelerated senescence of OXYS rats, manifested as the early development of cataract, retinopathy similar to age-related macular degeneration and accelerated brain aging. Thus, we have demonstrated a limitation of using LTL as indicator for assessing the effectiveness of anti-aging therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"128 - 134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45529304","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}
{"title":"Morphological Signs of Neurogenic Inflammation in the Heart of Rats during Aging","authors":"E. I. Chumasov, E. S. Petrova, D. E. Korzhevskii","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020059","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020059","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cellular changes in different parts of the heart of Wistar rats at the age of 18–23 months are studied using histological methods of staining with toluidine blue, hematoxylin-eosin, and immunohistochemical reactions for PGP 9.5 protein, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), and Iba-1 protein. Focal inflammatory infiltrates are found in the connective tissue of the heart base, near which PGP 9.5<sup>+</sup> and TH<sup>+</sup> plexuses consisting of parasympathetic and sympathetic nerve fibers are detected. In the area of the valvular heart apparatus and at the border between the fibrous ring and myocardium of the right atrium, the following pathological changes in nerve structures are observed: degeneration of nerve fibers and granular destruction of varicose axons of the terminal plexus. A close relationship is established between the axons of the terminal neural network and cells of inflammatory infiltrates and blood capillaries. The features of the localization of neurocellular inflammatory complexes consisting of nerve fibers, blood capillaries, and cells participating in the local inflammatory process (mast cells, macrophages, fibroblasts, and plasma cells) are described in various parts of the myocardium in old animals. The chronic nature of neurogenic inflammation is determined for the heart during aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"113 - 121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46402727","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}
H. Najafipour, G. H. Sepehri, S. H. Saberi, H. Kashef, V. Borhaninejad
{"title":"Design and Evaluation of an Educational Intervention to Prepare Close-to-Retirement Employees for Retirement","authors":"H. Najafipour, G. H. Sepehri, S. H. Saberi, H. Kashef, V. Borhaninejad","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020138","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020138","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to assess the effect of an educational intervention for preparing close-to-retirement employees for their retirement. This randomized pre/post interventional study was conducted among 140 employees of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The 70 employees in the intervention group were educated in four 4 h sessions, including health, leisure time, and financial needs. The instrument used was the Retirement Syndrome Questionnaire. Findings show that feelings of helplessness and failure and oldness and idleness significantly decreased after the educational intervention, and feelings of effort and a new direction significantly increased. The educational intervention led to the improvement of retirement syndrome in the studied population. Therefore, to help them adjust to retirement, it is essential to consider retirees’ challenges and increase their awareness about retirement requirements by providing social support and educational courses.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"162 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44823501","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}
{"title":"Comparison of Older Primary Healthcare Workers with Non-Older Workers in Terms of Working Life, Quality of Life and Health Problems in Turkey","authors":"V. Akkaya, M. Picakciefe, M. N. Ilhan","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020023","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020023","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the rapid growth of aging all over the world, it was reported that the proportion of older workers in employment would increase. It was aimed to comparison of older primary healthcare workers with non-older workers in terms of working life, quality of life and health problems in Mugla, Turkey. This cross-sectional was conducted in primary healthcare workers in Mugla. In the study population of 176 workers, 171 were responded, 73 of them were older and 98 of them were non-older workers. Older and non-older healthcare workers were compared in terms of working life, quality of life and health problems. In terms of working life characteristics; the thought of difficulty in finding a new work, exposure to physical violence and to chemical solids or liquids were found to be more favorable in non-older healthcare workers, other characteristics were found to be more favorable in older healthcare workers. In terms of quality of life characteristics; older healthcare workers were generally better. In terms of health problems characteristics; the presence of chronic disease, the frequency of going to a health institution and the difficulty of urination were found to be more favorable in non-older healthcare workers, other characteristics were found to be more favorable in older healthcare workers. It was concluded that older healthcare workers were in a better condition than non-older healthcare workers in terms of many characteristics. With this study which was a pioneer in the field, researches on older workers should be supported with funding.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"168 - 175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42297700","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}
A. Zh. Fursova, A. S. Derbeneva, M. S. Tarasov, I. F. Nikulich, V. A. Devyatkin, D. V. Telegina, N. G. Kolosova, O. S. Kozhevnikova
{"title":"Leukocyte Telomere Length and Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration","authors":"A. Zh. Fursova, A. S. Derbeneva, M. S. Tarasov, I. F. Nikulich, V. A. Devyatkin, D. V. Telegina, N. G. Kolosova, O. S. Kozhevnikova","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020072","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020072","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is becoming the leading cause of vision loss in people over 60 yr of age. The neovascular form of AMD (nAMD) is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), the main trigger of which is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the inhibition of which is the current standard of treatment. Significant variability of response to anti-VEGF therapy determines the relevance of the search for biological markers—prognostic criteria of treatment response. We analyzed the response of 110 nAMD patients to anti-VEGF therapy depending on the functional and anatomical parameters of the retina (according to optical coherence tomography, OCT) and leukocyte telomere length (LTL, was assessed by quantitative PCR). Positive dynamics of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was observed in 100% of eyes. The central retinal thickness (CRT) decreased after the 3rd injection to 265 [234–306] µm, by the end of the observation period—to 211 [190–262] µm. The retention of activity of the subretinal neovascular membrane (SNM) at the end of the observation period correlated with lower values of the initial BCVA and high values of the initial CRT. An association of LTL with response to treatment was revealed: in patients with longer LTL the active form of SNM was more often switched to inactive after three injections, while with shorter LTL, the activity of SNM was more often preserved, which determined the need for more intravitreal injections.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"135 - 142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46799276","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}
{"title":"Changes in the Number of p23-Positive Fibroblasts in Human Dermis with Aging","authors":"A. G. Gunin, N. N. Golubtzova","doi":"10.1134/S2079057022020084","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S2079057022020084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The aim of this work was to examine the content of p23 in fibroblasts of the human dermis from 20 weeks of gestation until 85 years old and to define the role of p23 in age-dependent changes in the number and proliferation of fibroblasts in the dermis. p23, proliferating cells nuclear antigen (PCNA), and the fibroblasts marker vimentin were detected with the indirect immunohistochemical technique. The results showed that the portion of fibroblasts with positive staining for p23 in the dermis gradually increases from 20 weeks of gestation until 85 years old. Age-related increase in the portion of fibroblasts with positive staining for p23 is significantly correlated with age-related decrease in the total number and percent of PCNA-positive fibroblasts in the human dermis. Age-related increase in the content of p23 in fibroblasts is involved in age-dependent decrease in their total number and proliferation in the dermis.</p>","PeriodicalId":44756,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Gerontology","volume":"12 2","pages":"101 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44670754","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}