Analysis of escape latencies (Figure 3B) during training indicated significant effects of aging and, possibly, rapamycin, such that escape latencies were
increased in aged mice and were decreased by rapamycin treatment (P = 0.0021, P = 0.0548, and P = 0.2419 for age, treatment, and age / treatment interaction, respectively, 3 - way ANOVA with age and treatment as between - subjects factors and training day as within - subjects factor).
Not exact matches
After publishing the Nature paper on the Ames dwarf's
increased longevity, Bartke secured a $ 50,000, 1 - year NIH grant to further investigate
aging in the mutant
mouse.
Studying
mouse monocytes
in more detail, the researchers found that the
increase in TNF levels that occurs with
age causes premature release of immature monocytes from the bone marrow into the blood stream.
With
increasing age, the proteins accumulate
in the brains of fruit flies,
mice, and humans.
The researchers then confirmed that the number of singly paired chromosomes — also called univalents — was higher
in older
mouse and even human egg cells, indicating that
age - related segregation errors could be tracked back to
increased numbers of prematurely separated chromosome pairs.
There is
increased ER stress
in the pancreas of
aged mice.
In an attempt to
increase sensitivity for sepsis, Canaan
aged these FAT10 knockout
mice and made the discovery that
mice lacking the gene were lean and
aged more slowly.
By examining first pregnancies
in aged mice, the team showed that, for
mice as for humans, the risk of complications
increases with
age.
Ret is not an unknown factor for the Martinsried - based neurobiologists: «We already succeeded
in demonstrating a few years ago
in mice that neurons without the Ret receptor die prematurely and
in greater numbers with
increasing age,» says Klein.
Strikingly, the germ - free
mice did not show an
age - related
increase in intestinal permeability or
in levels of bacterial products or pro-inflammatory cytokines
in the bloodstream,
in contrast to conventionally raised
mice.
Studying
mouse models of glaucoma, Ban, Apte and their colleagues identified a molecule
in the eye called growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), noting that the levels of the molecule
increased as the animals
aged and developed optic nerve damage.
Image analysis studies of the IAPP staining (Fig. 3 A) show that both the percentage of islets containing IAPP aggregates (Fig. 3 E) and the load of IAPP deposits (Fig. 3 F)
in the Tg / Tg group of
mice progressively
increased with
age.
The researchers have identified a protein — RbAp48 — that, when
increased in aged wild - type
mice, improves memory back to that of young wild - type
mice.
The researchers tested their theory by orally administering a drug that inhibits DNA - PK and found that,
in addition to preventing weight gain
in the
mice, the inhibitor drug boosted mitochondrial content
in skeletal muscle,
increased aerobic fitness
in obese and middle
aged mice, and reduced the incidence of obesity and type - 2 diabetes.
The compound
increased bone tissue
in the older
mice and prevented
age - related bone loss.
Although of course there are a number of caveats since
mice can be cured from cancer at higher rates, they don't suffer from some of our diseases, they are sensitive to being handled (if grabbing them can shorten their lifespan through stress, the
mouse version of standard human medical care may do the same), so I guess that
increases in maximum lifespan are indeed the only reliable indicator that an intervention is impacting
age - related mortality.
Previous studies
in the
mouse BACHD model (6 month old), reported an
age - dependent
increase in mean firing rate of GP neurons and decrease
in the mean firing rate of STN neurons
in vitro (D.J. Surmeier, Northwestern Univ.) and
in vivo (James Tepper, Rutgers Univ.).
Adenylyl Cyclase Type 5 (AC5): Knockout of AC5 extends life
in mice, with the most plausible mechanism being
increased resilience of the cardiovascular system to the various slings and arrows of
aging.
In another experiment, the researchers used viral gene transfer and increased RbAp48 expression in the DG of aged mic
In another experiment, the researchers used viral gene transfer and
increased RbAp48 expression
in the DG of aged mic
in the DG of
aged mice.
NRF2 / SKN - 1:
Increased levels of NRF2
in mice or its homolog SKN - 1
in nematodes results
in slower
aging and modestly extended life spans - normally NRF2 levels decline with
age.
Our data suggest that the reduction
in soluble Aβ levels
in the hippocampus of treated,
aged AD
mice compared to control AD
mice by J147 is due to an effect on the APP processing pathway as J147 decreased the protein level of the BACE enzyme leading to an
increase in APP levels (Figure 2D, E).
Figure 3E demonstrates that treatment with J147 significantly
increased levels of this protein
in aged AD
mice.
[19]
In the current study, [15] PDGF - AS mice exhibited an increased number and intensity of areas staining for reactive microglia (using Iba1) and astroglia (using GFAP), but vaccination with AFF 1 prevented nearly all of this disease - associated excess, with treated animals exhibiting only the burden of reactive glia present in similar - aged WT mic
In the current study, [15] PDGF - AS
mice exhibited an
increased number and intensity of areas staining for reactive microglia (using Iba1) and astroglia (using GFAP), but vaccination with AFF 1 prevented nearly all of this disease - associated excess, with treated animals exhibiting only the burden of reactive glia present
in similar - aged WT mic
in similar -
aged WT
mice.
(C) Levels of another neurotrophic factor, BDNF, both pro and mature, are also
increased in the hippocampus of J147 treated
aged huAPP / PS1
mice.
Treatment of
aged, transgenic huAPP / PS1
mice with J147 significantly
increased the amount of phosphorylated CREB
in the entorhinal cortex of these
mice (Figure 3H) but not
in the hippocampus (data not shown).
Herein, we demonstrate that dietary deficiency
in folate and vitamin E
increased PS - 1 expression
in juvenile and adult normal C57B1 / 6J and ApoE - / -
mice and
in aged normal
mice.
Figure 3F shows that J147 significantly
increased the level of Egr3
in the hippocampus of J147 - treated
aged AD
mice compared to control AD
mice.
J147 treatment of
aged huAPP / PS1
mice increases the expression levels of several proteins involved
in neurotrophin signaling.
Potential projects include identifying common pathways that modify retinal degenerative disease from a large collection of actively maintained
mouse models; determining molecular networks implicated
in pathological disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium; identifying molecular pathways that regulate postnatal ocular growth; and using
mouse models to assess the pathogenic role of gene variants that
increase the risk of
age - related macular degeneration as identified by human genome - wide association studies.
Aging tau KO
mice to 23 months resulted
in cardiac hypertrophy with significantly attenuated left atrial contractility,
increased blood pressure, and sensitivity of isolated mesenteric arteries to angiotensin II contraction and isoprenaline relaxation compared to their younger counterparts.
This modification is of special interest to p53 - dependent anti-senescence and pro-longevity functions because genetically engineered
mice with p53 serine18 mutated to alanine (p53S18A) show
increased ROS levels, metabolic stress, tumor frequency, premature
aging symptoms and defects
in regulation of a subset of p53 target genes that include sestrins.
Thus, chronically
increased p53 activity causes premature
aging in mice, whereas transgenic
mice with extra copies of p53 and ARF genes under normal regulation show tumor resistance and extended life span.
Although we can not rule out that exercise might also
increase hippocampal progranulin
in 2 - to 3 - month - old Grn + / −
mice, there is no data that an
increase of this magnitude (only 10 — 15 %) restricted to hippocampus would be sufficient to produce functional improvement, and the fact that the effect is not sustained even until ∼ 4 months of
age makes it highly unlikely to yield any sustained benefit after onset of functional changes between 6 and 12 months.
At the University of Arizona, SENS Research Foundation is funding proof - of - concept research to restore the health of the immune system
in aging mice, by simultaneously
increasing the ability to produce new killer T - cells while making room for them by purging defective cells from the system.
In one set of experiments, when the scientists boosted insulin resistance by giving mice a compound that cuts insulin signaling, they saw increased expression of several markers of aging in beta cell
In one set of experiments, when the scientists boosted insulin resistance by giving
mice a compound that cuts insulin signaling, they saw
increased expression of several markers of
aging in beta cell
in beta cells.
These experiments were adequately powered to detect even minor
increases in progranulin, and argue against the potential for progranulin - mediated benefits of exercise
in Grn + / −
mice at this
age.
Three recent experimental studies focused on low consumption / exposure.949596
In one study, 29 smokers each consumed a single cigarette, immediately after which they had a significant decrease in blood vessel output power and significant increase in blood vessel ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later, as markers of atherosclerosis.94 In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.
In one study, 29 smokers each consumed a single cigarette, immediately after which they had a significant decrease
in blood vessel output power and significant increase in blood vessel ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later, as markers of atherosclerosis.94 In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.
in blood vessel output power and significant
increase in blood vessel ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later, as markers of atherosclerosis.94 In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.
in blood vessel
ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later, as markers of atherosclerosis.94
In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.
In another study, human coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role
in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.
in the development of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult
mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.96
Six weeks of wheel running (A) failed to
increase frontal cortex progranulin mRNA (B) or hippocampal progranulin protein (C)
in either solo - or group - housed wild - type
mice aged 3 — 6 months.
In line with the behavioral data, our whole brain TissueCyte ® based analyses suggests that younger mice (∼ 4 - 5 months) exhibit very sparse parenchymal plaques while aged mice (> 7 months) show a clear progression in the number / size of plaques and display differential increases in regional plaque load number / siz
In line with the behavioral data, our whole brain TissueCyte ® based analyses suggests that younger
mice (∼ 4 - 5 months) exhibit very sparse parenchymal plaques while
aged mice (> 7 months) show a clear progression
in the number / size of plaques and display differential increases in regional plaque load number / siz
in the number / size of plaques and display differential
increases in regional plaque load number / siz
in regional plaque load number / size.
Estradiol
increased performance
in young and
aged mice under minimized organizational demand, but failed to improve the
age - associated memory impairment and diminished performance
in young
mice under high organizational demand.
Specifically, by using the NeuroCube ® system to measure gait deficits, we found that SOD - 1
mice showed a reduction
in step and stride length and an
increase in stride, stand and swing duration compared to WT
mice, which was evident as early as 8 weeks and progressed with
age.
Using AI and Computer Vision Techniques to Determine
Age and Assess the Effect of Therapies Against
Aging in Mice,
Increasing the Pace of Research.
In general APP / PS1 mice perform worse than the tg 2576 mice, except in the investigation of social interaction, where tg 2576 mice progress with increased interaction, but the phenotype of the APPPS1 mice is closer to normal situation with increasing ag
In general APP / PS1
mice perform worse than the tg 2576
mice, except
in the investigation of social interaction, where tg 2576 mice progress with increased interaction, but the phenotype of the APPPS1 mice is closer to normal situation with increasing ag
in the investigation of social interaction, where tg 2576
mice progress with
increased interaction, but the phenotype of the APPPS1
mice is closer to normal situation with
increasing age.
Second,
in the 16 - month cohort, rapamycin
increased plasma glucose levels (which decreased
in aged mice).
However, rapamycin also
increased exploratory activity
in young
mice in our study, indicative of another
aging - independent effect, rather than an effect on
aging per se.
In aging mice, an increase in heat shock proteins help delay aging and improves cognitive functio
In aging mice, an
increase in heat shock proteins help delay aging and improves cognitive functio
in heat shock proteins help delay
aging and improves cognitive function.
Gene therapy
in old
mice has been shown to cause to a 27 %
increase in strength, along with regeneration of
aging muscle.
The landmark 2013 study by Dr. Sinclair demonstrated that supplementation with NMN
increased levels of NAD + and reversed
age related degeneration
in mice, giving older
mice the muscle capacity, endurance and metabolism of much younger
mice — the «equivalent of a human 60 year old becoming more like a 20 year old» (24).
At 8 months of
age, both DIO and DR groups had
increased hyperglycemic response during a glucose tolerance test, which was normalized
in 16 - month - old
mice.
In the same way, whereas NR supplementation increased muscle stem cell number in aged mice, thereby enhancing mitochondrial function and muscle strength, it reduced the expression of cell senescence and apoptosis markers [233]; the state of senescence is important to protect against carcinogenesis [234
In the same way, whereas NR supplementation
increased muscle stem cell number
in aged mice, thereby enhancing mitochondrial function and muscle strength, it reduced the expression of cell senescence and apoptosis markers [233]; the state of senescence is important to protect against carcinogenesis [234
in aged mice, thereby enhancing mitochondrial function and muscle strength, it reduced the expression of cell senescence and apoptosis markers [233]; the state of senescence is important to protect against carcinogenesis [234].