BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10197-z
Ender Deniz Asmaz, Taha Ceylani, Aysun İnan Genc, Zeynep Tuğçe Sertkaya, Hikmet Taner Teker
{"title":"Plasma therapy: a novel intervention to improve age-induced decline in deudenal cell proliferation in female rat model.","authors":"Ender Deniz Asmaz, Taha Ceylani, Aysun İnan Genc, Zeynep Tuğçe Sertkaya, Hikmet Taner Teker","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10197-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10197-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging is associated with a disruptive decline in gastrointestinal health leading to decreased duodenal cell proliferation ultimately affecting the digestive and absorptive capacity of intestines in all species. This study investigates the novel application of blood plasma therapy to enhance duodenal cell proliferation associated with aging. In the presented study, the effects of middle aged plasma therapy on the aged rat duodenum were investigated. For this purpose, using a randomized controlled design, Female Wistar rats (aged 12-15 months) (n:7) were treated with heterologus pooled plasma (0.5 mL per day for 30 days, infused intravenously into the tail vein) collected from middle aged (6 months old, n:28) rats during all stages of the estrous cycle. The groups were divided into three as the Experimental group (aged 12-15 months) receiving middle aged plasma, the control group (aged 12-15 months) not receiving treatment, and the middle aged rat (6 months) as the positive control group. At the end of the experiment, each group's duodenum were collected, fixed, and analyzed using histological techniques for morphometric parameters. Additionally cell proliferation density and proliferation index were determined by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The finding of the study suggests that plasma therapy significantly improves cell proliferation, villus height (µm), crypt depth (µm), total mucosal thickness (µm), the ratio of villus height to crypt depth (µm), and surface absorption area (mm<sup>2</sup>) in the experimental group compared to control. Likewise, we determined that middle aged plasma application supports cell proliferation. However, further research is warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms and potential clinical applications of this innovative approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"57"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11805874/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143370364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10193-3
Min Shi, Honyu Li, Runyu Liang, Haiyan Lin, Qiang Tang
{"title":"The transcription factor STAT3 and aging: an intermediate medium.","authors":"Min Shi, Honyu Li, Runyu Liang, Haiyan Lin, Qiang Tang","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10193-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10193-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging is a physiological/pathological process accompanied by progressive impairment of cellular function, leading to a variety of aging-related diseases. STAT3 is one of the core regulatory factors of aging. It is involved in body metabolism, development and senescence, cell apoptosis and so on. During the aging process, the changes of growth factors and cytokines will cause the activation of STAT3 to varying degrees, regulate the inflammatory pathways related to aging, regulate body inflammation, mitochondrial function, cell aging and autophagy to regulate and influence the aging process. Drugs targeting STAT3 can treat senescence related diseases. This review summarizes the role of STAT3 signaling factors in the pathogenesis of aging, including mitochondrial function, cellular senescence, autophagy, and chronic inflammation mediated by inflammatory pathways. Finally, the key regulatory role of STAT3 in senescence related diseases is emphasized. In summary, we reveal that drug development and clinical application targeting STAT3 is one of the key points in delaying aging and treating aging-related diseases in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"55"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143370365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10198-y
Ning Sun, Kaiyan Yang, Huihui Wang, Wenbo Zhou
{"title":"Investigating genetic links between biological aging and adverse pregnancy outcomes.","authors":"Ning Sun, Kaiyan Yang, Huihui Wang, Wenbo Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10198-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10198-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Observational studies suggest a link between biological aging and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), but causal relationships remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between genetically predicted biological aging traits and APOs. Genetic summary statistics from the genome-wide association study (GWAS) of the IEU open GWAS, FinnGen, and meta-analysis were analyzed using Mendelian randomization (MR) to infer causality. Biological aging indicators included facial aging, frailty index, and epigenetic aging markers. APOs included gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HTP), preterm birth (PTB), and pregnancy loss (PL). The primary MR analyses utilized the inverse variance weighted method, followed by sensitivity analyses. Reverse MR and multivariable MR were employed to explore reverse causality and potential mediating effects. We found that the frailty index was positively associated with GDM (OR = 2.00, 95% CI 1.44-2.77, P = 3.41E - 5), HTP (OR = 2.09, 95% CI 1.33-3.29, P = 0.001), and PL (OR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.03-1.46, P = 0.023) risks. Inverse MR showed that susceptibility to HTP (β = 0.05, 95% CI 0.03-0.07, P = 4.43E - 6) and PL (β = 0.06, 95% CI 0.01-0.11, P = 0.011) was positively correlated with the frailty index, while PTB was positively correlated with PhenoAge (β = 0.24, 95% CI 0.02-0.46, P = 0.035). Our findings suggest a genetic association between the frailty index and susceptibility to GDM, HTP, and PL. Closer monitoring of biological aging indicators during pregnancy may be necessary to prevent APOs.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"56"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143370362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10202-5
Mehran Izadi, Nariman Sadri, Amirhossein Abdi, Mohammad Mahdi Raeis Zadeh, Sana Sadatipour, Ghazalnaz Baghdadi, Dorsa Jalaei, Safa Tahmasebi
{"title":"Harnessing the fundamental roles of vitamins: the potent anti-oxidants in longevity.","authors":"Mehran Izadi, Nariman Sadri, Amirhossein Abdi, Mohammad Mahdi Raeis Zadeh, Sana Sadatipour, Ghazalnaz Baghdadi, Dorsa Jalaei, Safa Tahmasebi","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10202-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10202-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging is a complex and heterogeneous biological process characterized by telomere attrition, genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, and disruption in nutrient sensing. Besides contributing to the progression of cancer, metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases, these manifestations of aging also adversely affect organ function. It is crucial to understand these mechanisms and identify interventions to modulate them to promote healthy aging and prevent age-related diseases. Vitamins have emerged as potential modulators of aging beyond their traditional roles in health maintenance. There is an increasing body of evidence that hormetic effects of vitamins are responsible for activating cellular stress responses, repair mechanisms, and homeostatic processes when mild stress is induced by certain vitamins. It is evident from this dual role that vitamins play a significant role in preventing frailty, promoting resilience, and mitigating age-related cellular damage. Moreover, addressing vitamin deficiencies in the elderly could have a significant impact on slowing aging and extending life expectancy. A review of recent advances in the role of vitamins in delaying aging processes and promoting multiorgan health is presented in this article. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive framework for using vitamins as strategic tools for fostering longevity and vitality. It offers a fresh perspective on vitamins' role in aging research by bridging biological mechanisms and clinical opportunities.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"58"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143370360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10196-0
Mateusz Mołoń, Gabriela Małek, Anna Bzducha-Wróbel, Monika Kula-Maximenko, Agnieszka Mołoń, Sabina Galiniak, Krzysztof Skrzypiec, Jacek Zebrowski
{"title":"Disturbances in cell wall biogenesis as a key factor in the replicative aging of budding yeast.","authors":"Mateusz Mołoń, Gabriela Małek, Anna Bzducha-Wróbel, Monika Kula-Maximenko, Agnieszka Mołoń, Sabina Galiniak, Krzysztof Skrzypiec, Jacek Zebrowski","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10196-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10196-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging is a multifactorial process that significantly impairs organismal function. Yeast is one of the model organisms used in aging research. Our understanding of the impact of the cell wall on aging remains elusive. Yeast cell wall is a complex and dynamic structure that plays a crucial role in the growth, survival, and aging of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that the deletion of genes involved in cell wall biogenesis leads to significant impact on aging. In this study, we analysed five deletion mutants: crh2Δ, cwp1Δ, flo11Δ, gas1Δ and hsp12Δ. We showed a correlation between Raman spectroscopy signatures assigned to proteins, nucleic acids and RNA and replicative aging. Using Raman spectroscopy, we also revealed that a lack GAS1 gene results in significant changes in the biochemical composition of the cells that may increase sensitivity to environmental stressors. Our data unequivocally indicate that employing yeast as a model in aging research is appropriate, as long as the factors under analysis are not implicated in cell wall biogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"54"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143187941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10195-1
Yu-Ru Wu, Wan-Yu Lin
{"title":"Associations between lifestyle factors, physiological conditions, and epigenetic age acceleration in an Asian population.","authors":"Yu-Ru Wu, Wan-Yu Lin","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10195-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10195-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epigenetic clocks use DNA methylation (DNAm) levels to predict an individual's biological age. However, relationships between lifestyle/biomarkers and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in Asian populations remain unknown. We here explored associations between lifestyle factors, physiological conditions, and epigenetic markers, including HannumEAA, IEAA, PhenoEAA, GrimEAA, DunedinPACE, DNAm-based smoking pack-years (DNAmPACKYRS), and DNAm plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 level (DNAmPAI1). A total of 2474 Taiwan Biobank (TWB) individuals aged between 30 and 70 provided physical health examinations, lifestyle questionnaire surveys, and blood and urine samples. Partial correlation analysis (while adjusting for chronological age, smoking, and drinking status) demonstrated that 29 factors were significantly correlated with at least one epigenetic marker (Pearson's correlation coefficient |r|> 0.15). Subsequently, by exploring the model with the smallest Akaike information criterion (AIC), we identified the best model for each epigenetic marker. As a DNAm-based marker demonstrated to predict healthspan and lifespan with greater accuracy, GrimEAA was also found to be better explained by lifestyle factors and physiological conditions. Totally 15 factors explained 44.7% variability in GrimEAA, including sex, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), smoking, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), creatinine, uric acid, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), hemoglobin, and five cell-type proportions. In summary, smoking, elevated HbA1c, BMI, WHR, GGT, and uric acid were associated with more than one kind of EAA. At the same time, higher HDL-C and hemoglobin were related to epigenetic age deceleration (EAD). These findings offer valuable insights into biological aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"51"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11799100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143187938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-01-31DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10192-4
Dongye Guo, Jichang Wu, Chenling Shen, Andi Zhang, Tianyuan Zou, Kaili Chen, Weiyi Huang, Yi Pan, Yilin Shen, Peilin Ji, Yiming Zhong, Qing Wen, Bing Kong, Mingliang Xiang, Bin Ye
{"title":"Upregulation of LXRβ/ABCA1 pathway alleviates cochlear hair cell senescence of C57BL/6 J mice via reducing lipid droplet accumulation.","authors":"Dongye Guo, Jichang Wu, Chenling Shen, Andi Zhang, Tianyuan Zou, Kaili Chen, Weiyi Huang, Yi Pan, Yilin Shen, Peilin Ji, Yiming Zhong, Qing Wen, Bing Kong, Mingliang Xiang, Bin Ye","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10192-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10192-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Senescence and loss of cochlear hair cells is an important pathologic basis of age-related hearing loss. Lipid droplet accumulation has previously been shown to play an important role in neurodegeneration; however, its role in age-related hearing loss has not yet been investigated. LXRβ/ABCA1 is a key pathway that regulates lipid metabolism, while its dysfunction can cause abnormal accumulation of lipid droplets in neurons, leading to neurodegeneration. In this study, we found that decreased expression of LXRβ/ABCA1, elevated levels of lipid droplet accumulation, and increased activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome were demonstrated in senescent cochlear hair cells in both animal and cellular models of age-related hearing loss. We then manipulated the LXRβ/ABCA1 pathway transduction of cochlear hair cells. Upregulation of LXRβ/ABCA1 in senescent hair cells was found to reduce the accumulation of lipid droplets, inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and ultimately alleviate cochlear hair cell senescence. In our study, we also found that NLRP3 inflammasome activation can abrogate the alleviated effect of LXRβ/ABCA1 pathway on the senescence of cochlear hair cells but did not affect the expression of LXRβ/ABCA1.Our study are the first to demonstrate that abnormal lipid droplet accumulation and decreased LXRβ/ABCA1 pathway are observed in cochlear hair cells following the occurrence of age-related hearing loss. Upregulation of LXRβ/ABCA1 in senescent cochlear hair cells can reduce lipid droplet accumulation in cochlear hair cells and alleviate their senescence, which may be related to the inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. These findings provide potential targets for the treatment of age-related hearing loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 2","pages":"49"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143073582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-01-24DOI: 10.1007/s10522-024-10182-y
Alexandra Moreira-Pais, Rita Ferreira, Inês Aires, Cláudia Sousa-Mendes, Rita Nogueira-Ferreira, Fernanda Seixas, Adelino Leite-Moreira, Paula A Oliveira, José A Duarte
{"title":"Age, cancer, and the dual burden of cancer and doxorubicin in skeletal muscle wasting in female rats: which one to blame?","authors":"Alexandra Moreira-Pais, Rita Ferreira, Inês Aires, Cláudia Sousa-Mendes, Rita Nogueira-Ferreira, Fernanda Seixas, Adelino Leite-Moreira, Paula A Oliveira, José A Duarte","doi":"10.1007/s10522-024-10182-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-024-10182-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcopenia and cancer cachexia are two life-threatening conditions often misdiagnosed. The skeletal muscle is one of the organs most adversely affected by these conditions, culminating in poor quality of life and premature mortality. In addition, it has been suggested that chemotherapeutic agents exacerbate cancer cachexia, as is the case of doxorubicin. Herein, we sought to investigate markers of inflammation and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) remodeling during aging and in response to cancer or cancer with chemotherapy. To address this, we utilized female rats across three age groups - young, adult, and old - to examine age-related changes, with old rats serving as a sarcopenia model. Additionally, a chemically-induced breast cancer (BCa) model was implemented in female adult rats, both without (adult BCa) or with doxorubicin administration (adult BCaDOX), to study cancer cachexia. The atrophy of the gastrocnemius muscle was observed in old, adult BCa and adult BCaDOX rats compared to adult ones. No signs of inflammation or NMJ impairment were observed in adult BCa or adult BCaDOX rats, except for the low levels of the subunit α1 of the acetylcholine receptor in adult BCaDOX rats compared to adult ones. In contrast, old rats presented high serum levels of interleukin 6, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and calcitonin gene-related peptide compared to young rats. In the gastrocnemius muscle, BDNF levels were decreased in old rats compared to adult rats, suggesting impaired skeletal muscle regeneration upon age-induced damage. The BDNF muscle levels were inversely correlated with its levels in circulation in adult and old rats. Hence, this work highlights BDNF as a specific biomarker of age-induced skeletal muscle atrophy, at least, in the differential diagnosis against cancer- or cancer with chemotherapy-induced muscle wasting.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 1","pages":"47"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-01-24DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10184-4
Hui-Ju Lee, Yae-Ji Kim, Hwan-Woo Park, Hae-Il Kim, Hyun-Tae Kim, Geum-Lan Hong, Sung-Pil Cho, Kyung-Hyun Kim, Ju-Young Jung
{"title":"Sestrin2 ameliorates age-related spontaneous benign prostatic hyperplasia via activation of AMPK/mTOR dependent autophagy.","authors":"Hui-Ju Lee, Yae-Ji Kim, Hwan-Woo Park, Hae-Il Kim, Hyun-Tae Kim, Geum-Lan Hong, Sung-Pil Cho, Kyung-Hyun Kim, Ju-Young Jung","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10184-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10184-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), characterized as a chronic disease with unregulated enlargement of prostatic gland, is commonly observed in elderly men leading to lower urinary tract dysfunction. Sestrin2 plays a role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and protects organisms from various stimuli. The exact role of Sestrin2 in the etiology of BPH, a common age-related disease, remains unknown. Here, we explored the regulatory function of Sestrin2 in modulating autophagy and its therapeutic role in spontaneous BPH. In vivo study, the 3-month-old (3 M) and 24-month-old (24 M) mice were used, and the 24 M mice were additionally administered recombinant Sestrin2 protein (rp-Sestrin2) for consecutive 14 days. In vitro, BPH-1 cells were transfected with an empty or Sestrin2 overexpression vector. Sestrin2 expression in mice prostate was gradually declined with age. Administration of rp-Sestrin2 to these mice suppressed prostatic hyperplasia, restored the balance between proliferation and apoptosis, and reduced prostatic fibrosis. Moreover, rp-Sestrin2 treatment enhanced autophagy by activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/ mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, as evidenced by increased autophagosome and autolysosome formation, along with a decrease in degradation marker such as p62. Our findings were further supported by in vitro studies, where Sestrin2 overexpression induced autophagy via AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. These results suggest that Sestrin2 plays a critical role in attenuating spontaneous BPH by regulating autophagy through AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. This study provides novel insights into the therapeutic potential of Sestrin2 in age-related spontaneous BPH.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 1","pages":"48"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143057814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiogerontologyPub Date : 2025-01-20DOI: 10.1007/s10522-025-10183-5
Mohammad Jahan-Mahin, Roya Askari, Amir Hossein Haghighi, Omid Khaiyat
{"title":"The effect of three types of water-based training protocols on thymus atrophy and specific indicators of cellular immune senescence in aged male rats.","authors":"Mohammad Jahan-Mahin, Roya Askari, Amir Hossein Haghighi, Omid Khaiyat","doi":"10.1007/s10522-025-10183-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10522-025-10183-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The collective detrimental impact of aged naive lymphocytes and thymus atrophy on the aging of the immune system can be mitigated by exercise. Hence, this research aims to explore the effects of three methods of water-based exercises on immune system aging and thymus atrophy in elderly rats. Thirty-two 24-month-old rats, with an average weight of 320 ± 5 g, were randomly allocated into four groups of endurance training (n = 8), resistance training (n = 8), combined training (n = 8), and control (n = 8).The training protocols (10 weeks) were conducted four times a week in a container measuring 50 × 50x100 cm filled with water at 30 ± 1 °C. The evaluation of naïve and memory T lymphocytes was conducted for the intervention groups based on the expression or lack of expression of the CD28 and CD57 markers in the subsets of CD4 + and CD8 + T cells. Naïve T cells were represented by CD28 + CD57- T lymphocytes, memory T cells were represented by CD28- CD57- T lymphocytes, aged naïve T cells were indicated by CD28 + CD57 + lymphocytes, and aged memory T cells were represented by CD28- CD57 + lymphocytes. The findings of the study showed that all three exercise protocols resulted in a significant decrease in levels of memory CD8, aged CD8, naive and naive CD4 and CD8, and aged memory, as well as an increase in levels of CD4, CD8, CD4 + , and naive CD8 when compared to the control group. It was observed that thymus atrophy, memory CD4, and aged CD4 had a significant decrease only in the combined exercise group compared to the control group, with no significant differences observed in these indicators for the resistance and endurance groups. Furthermore, the ratio of CD4 to CD8 remained unchanged across all groups. The findings of this study suggest greater efficacy of combined training in enhancing specific health indicators of cell immunity among elderly populations. Moreover, engaging in water exercises of all three types of combined, resistance, and endurance training are deemed safe activities for older individuals to bolster their immune system and mitigate the aging process of T cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":8909,"journal":{"name":"Biogerontology","volume":"26 1","pages":"44"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11747080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142999325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}