Glial contributions to neuronal health and disease: new insights from Drosophila

MA Logan - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Drosophila glia are strikingly similar to mammalian counterparts in form and
function.•Glial immune responses decline naturally with age.•Innate immune responses …

Inhibition of Sarco-Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase Extends the Lifespan in C. elegans Worms

P García-Casas, J Arias-del-Val… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) refills the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) with Ca2+ up to the millimolar range and is therefore the main controller of the ER …

Metabolic signature of leukocyte telomere length in elite male soccer players

S Al-Muraikhy, M Sellami, AS Domling… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Biological aging is associated with changes in the metabolic pathways.
Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a predictive marker of biological aging; however, the …

CTRP9 ameliorates cellular senescence via PGC‑1α/AMPK signaling in mesenchymal stem cells

Q Li, Z Zhu, C Wang, L Cai, J Lu… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Stroke is the second most common cause of death worldwide, and thus, it imposes great
financial burdens on both individuals and society. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy is …

Growth hormone receptor deficiency in humans associates to obesity, increased body fat percentage, a healthy brain and a coordinated insulin sensitivity

J Guevara-Aguirre, E Teran, D Lescano… - Growth Hormone & IGF …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background We have shown that subjects with Laron syndrome (LS) due to growth hormone
receptor deficiency (GHRD) and their relatives have comparable brain structure and …

Pleiotropic influence of DNA methylation QTLs on physiological and ageing traits

K Mozhui, H Kim, F Villani, A Haghani, S Sen… - Epigenetics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors. Here, we
chart quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that modulate levels of methylation at highly conserved …

Shared genetic architecture between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and lifespan

L Vilar-Ribó, J Cabana-Domínguez… - …, 2023 - nature.com
There is evidence linking ADHD to a reduced life expectancy. The mortality rate in
individuals with ADHD is twice that of the general population and it is associated with …

Microtubule regulators act in the nervous system to modulate fat metabolism and longevity through DAF‐16 in C. elegans

A Xu, Z Zhang, SH Ko, AL Fisher, Z Liu, L Chen - Aging Cell, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Microtubule (MT) regulation is involved in both neuronal function and the maintenance of
neuronal structure, and MT dysregulation appears to be a general downstream indicator and …

Metabolism of sleep and aging: Bridging the gap using metabolomics

A Sengupta, AM Weljie - Nutrition and Healthy Aging, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Sleep is a conserved behavior across the evolutionary timescale. Almost all known animal
species demonstrate sleep or sleep like states. Despite extensive study, the mechanistic …

Evolution, chance, and aging

S Frankel, B Rogina - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aging has provided fruitful challenges for evolutionary theory, and evolutionary theory has
deepened our understanding of aging. A great deal of genetic and molecular data now …