Nature agingPub Date : 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00734-9
Lee Reicher, Noam Bar, Anastasia Godneva, Yotam Reisner, Liron Zahavi, Nir Shahaf, Raja Dhir, Adina Weinberger, Eran Segal
{"title":"Phenome-wide associations of human aging uncover sex-specific dynamics.","authors":"Lee Reicher, Noam Bar, Anastasia Godneva, Yotam Reisner, Liron Zahavi, Nir Shahaf, Raja Dhir, Adina Weinberger, Eran Segal","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00734-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00734-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging varies significantly among individuals of the same chronological age, indicating that biological age (BA), estimated from molecular and physiological biomarkers, may better reflect aging. Prior research has often ignored sex-specific differences in aging patterns and mainly focused on aging biomarkers from a single data modality. Here we analyze a deeply phenotyped longitudinal cohort (10K project, Israel) of 10,000 healthy individuals aged 40-70 years that includes clinical, physiological, behavioral, environmental and multiomic parameters. Follow-up visits are scheduled every 2 years for a total of 25 years. We devised machine learning models of chronological age and computed biological aging scores that represented diverse physiological systems, revealing different aging patterns among sexes. Higher BA scores were associated with a higher prevalence of age-related medical conditions, highlighting the clinical relevance of these scores. Our analysis revealed system-specific aging dynamics and the potential of deeply phenotyped cohorts to accelerate improvements in our understanding of chronic diseases. Our findings present a more holistic view of the aging process, and lay the foundation for personalized medical prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584538","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}
Nature agingPub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00761-6
George Andrew S Inglis
{"title":"Rejuvenating older neural stem cells.","authors":"George Andrew S Inglis","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00761-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00761-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559895","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":"The foam cell-derived exosomal miRNA Novel-3 drives neuroinflammation and ferroptosis during ischemic stroke.","authors":"Chuan Qin, Ming-Hao Dong, Yue Tang, Yun-Hui Chu, Luo-Qi Zhou, Hang Zhang, Sheng Yang, Lu-Yang Zhang, Xiao-Wei Pang, Li-Fang Zhu, Wei Wang, Dai-Shi Tian","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00727-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00727-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) is a prevalent cause of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Understanding the mechanisms linking atherosclerosis to stroke is essential for developing appropriate intervention strategies. Here, we found that the exosomal miRNA Novel-3 is selectively upregulated in the plasma of patients with LAA-AIS. Notably, Novel-3 was predominantly expressed in macrophage-derived foam cells, and its expression correlated with atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. Exploring the function of Novel-3 in a mouse model of cerebral ischemia, we found that Novel-3 exacerbated ischemic injury and targeted microglia and macrophages expressing ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 in peri-infarct regions. Mechanistically, Novel-3 increased ferroptosis and neuroinflammation by interacting with striatin (STRN) and downregulating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-AKT-mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling pathway. Blocking Novel-3 activity or overexpressing STRN provided neuroprotection under ischemic conditions. Our findings suggest that exosomal Novel-3, which is primarily derived from macrophage-derived foam cells, targets microglia and macrophages in the brain to induce neuroinflammation and could serve as a potential therapeutic target for patients with stroke who have atherosclerosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142524008","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}
Nature agingPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00732-x
Juan-Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Laura Castro-Aldrete, Maria Teresa Ferretti, Maria Carmela Tartaglia
{"title":"Informant characteristics influence Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes scores-based staging of Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Juan-Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Laura Castro-Aldrete, Maria Teresa Ferretti, Maria Carmela Tartaglia","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00732-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43587-024-00732-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) is a staging scale for Alzheimer's disease (AD)<sup>1</sup> and is commonly used as an outcome in clinical trials<sup>2</sup>. It relies on information provided by the patient and an informant<sup>3</sup>. The CDR-SB should reflect only the patient's disease severity. However, we explored whether informant characteristics were associated with CDR-SB scores because that association might introduce bias in Alzheimer's disease research. We found that the CDR-SB was 0.20 higher when informants were female, 0.39 higher when the informant was a patient's child and 0.18 lower if the relationship was other than spouse or children. Regarding the frequency of contact, CDR-SB scores were 0.38 higher when contact was at least once a week, 0.65 higher when daily and 0.57 higher when living with the patient. Our analysis results suggest that informant characteristics can modify the CDR-SB scores and might introduce bias into Alzheimer's disease trials and research.</p>","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142515547","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}
Nature agingPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00742-9
Ronald C Petersen
{"title":"The Clinical Dementia Rating scale is useful but caution is needed.","authors":"Ronald C Petersen","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00742-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00742-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142515550","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}
Nature agingPub Date : 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00724-x
Huiru Jing, Jiayu Song, Jie Sun, Shaojun Su, Jin Hu, Haojian Zhang, Yanmin Bi, Bing Wu
{"title":"METTL3 governs thymocyte development and thymic involution by regulating ferroptosis.","authors":"Huiru Jing, Jiayu Song, Jie Sun, Shaojun Su, Jin Hu, Haojian Zhang, Yanmin Bi, Bing Wu","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00724-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00724-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given its central role in immune aging, it is important to identify the regulators of thymic involution. While conventional programmed cell death has a fundamental role in thymocyte development, how cell death pathways contribute to thymic involution are unclear. In this study, we found that CD4<sup>+</sup>CD8<sup>+</sup> double-positive (DP) thymocytes acquired the characteristics of senescence in aged mice undergoing thymic involution, while expression of the m<sup>6</sup>A methyltransferase-like protein 3 (METTL3), which is enriched in DP cells from young mice, decreased with aging. By conditionally deleting METTL3 in T cells, we revealed a critical role for METTL3 in DP cell survival and in restraining the features of aging in DP thymocytes by preventing ferroptosis signaling through glutathione peroxidase 4. Mechanistically, glutathione peroxidase 4 was maintained by METTL3 at the translational level, independently of its methyltransferase activity. Furthermore, we found that pharmacological inhibition of ferroptosis promoted DP cell survival and attenuated the features of aging in DP thymocytes. These findings uncover a role for METTL3-regulated ferroptosis in thymic involution and identify strategies to restore thymic function.</p>","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142515549","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}
Nature agingPub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00728-7
Jorge Martinez-Romero, Maria Emilia Fernandez, Michel Bernier, Nathan L Price, William Mueller, Julián Candia, Simonetta Camandola, Osorio Meirelles, Yi-Han Hu, Zhiguang Li, Nigus Asefa, Andrew Deighan, Camila Vieira Ligo Teixeira, Dushani L Palliyaguru, Carlos Serrano, Nicolas Escobar-Velasquez, Stephanie Dickinson, Eric J Shiroma, Luigi Ferrucci, Gary A Churchill, David B Allison, Lenore J Launer, Rafael de Cabo
{"title":"A hematology-based clock derived from the Study of Longitudinal Aging in Mice to estimate biological age.","authors":"Jorge Martinez-Romero, Maria Emilia Fernandez, Michel Bernier, Nathan L Price, William Mueller, Julián Candia, Simonetta Camandola, Osorio Meirelles, Yi-Han Hu, Zhiguang Li, Nigus Asefa, Andrew Deighan, Camila Vieira Ligo Teixeira, Dushani L Palliyaguru, Carlos Serrano, Nicolas Escobar-Velasquez, Stephanie Dickinson, Eric J Shiroma, Luigi Ferrucci, Gary A Churchill, David B Allison, Lenore J Launer, Rafael de Cabo","doi":"10.1038/s43587-024-00728-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00728-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biological clocks and other molecular biomarkers of aging are difficult to implement widely in a clinical setting. In this study, we used routinely collected hematological markers to develop an aging clock to predict blood age and determine whether the difference between predicted age and chronologic age (aging gap) is associated with advanced aging in mice. Data from 2,562 mice of both sexes and three strains were drawn from two longitudinal studies of aging. Eight hematological variables and two metabolic indices were collected longitudinally (12,010 observations). Blood age was predicted using a deep neural network. Blood age was significantly correlated with chronological age, and aging gap was positively associated with mortality risk and frailty. Platelets were identified as the strongest age predictor by the deep neural network. An aging clock based on routinely collected blood measures has the potential to provide a practical clinical tool to better understand individual variability in the aging process.</p>","PeriodicalId":94150,"journal":{"name":"Nature aging","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":17.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142484582","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}