c - Fos imaging of testing - induced brain activations showed that the deterioration of young memory was associated with dentate gyrus dysconnectivity, reminiscent of
that seen in aged mice.
These mice performed better than their normal counterparts on learning tests well into old age, and their brains did not exhibit the decline in neurogenesis typically
seen in aged mice.
Not exact matches
It is dominated by the far -
seeing genius of Josh Boger, who at
age 7 does experiments
in a lab above his parents» garage (including sending a hapless
mouse soaring aloft on a Hindenberg - type contraption he rigs up).
«And at the higher dose, we
saw a rescue of the neural stem cell pool
in aged mice.»
Normal
mice saw benefits, too: Muscles and pancreas cells healed better
in middle -
aged mice that got rejuvenation treatments than
in mice that did not.
«This study provides the first evidence that
age - related heart dysfunction can be improved even
in late life via appropriate drug treatment,» added Melov, who said the treated
mice saw a reduction
in heart size, reduced stress signaling
in heart tissues and a reduction
in inflammation.
The researchers then decided to
see what would happen if they boosted sirtuin levels
in normal
mice as they
aged.
Elderly
mice suffering from
age - related heart disease
saw a significant improvement
in cardiac function after being treated with the FDA - approved drug rapamycin for just three months.
«It was incredible to
see that
in adult
mice, who have gone through normal development and
aging, simply overexpressing Arc with a virus restored plasticity,» says co-first author Kyle Jenks, a graduate student
in Shepherd's lab.
Although we did observe positive effects on some
aging traits, such as memory impairments and reduced red blood cell counts, our studies showed that similar drug effects are also
seen in young
mice, indicating that rapamycin did not influence these measures by slowing
aging, but rather via other,
aging - independent, mechanisms.»
Next, Prins exposed the
mice to elevated estrogen levels for two to four months, to mimic the normal rise
in estrogen
seen in aging men.
After the tissue was allowed to mature for one month, the
mice were given estrogen to mimic the naturally rising estrogen levels
seen in aging men.
NO BARRIER A protein
in some cells that form the blood - brain barrier (light blue, as
seen in this image of a
mouse brain capillary) may have a hand
in brain
aging, a new study suggests.
«It's still too early to
see if this works
in humans,» says Rafael de Cabo, an investigator at the National Institute on
Aging who has collaborated with Sinclair and is testing some of Sirtris's compounds
in mice.
To
see whether point mutations, which affect just one DNA base
in mtDNA, are directly involved
in aging, a team of researchers at the University of Washington
in Seattle charted mtDNA mutation frequency
in normal
mice and «mitochondrial mutator»
mice.
The researchers also did functional MRI (fMRI) studies of the
mice with inhibited RbAp48 and found a selective effect
in the DG, similar to that
seen in fMRI studies of
aged mice, monkeys, and humans.
Ageing XpdTTD / TTD
mice develop kyphosis (curvature of the spinal column) and reduction of bone mineral density as shown
in the 6 — 8 segment of the tail vertebrae counted from the pelvis (
see close - up at right).
In Ames dwarrf, Snell Dwarf
mice, Klotho
mice, GHKO
mice who have little IGF and GH; and live longer than wild - type; we
see that indeed insulin and glucose / nutrient / energy pathways (which create oxidative stress through excessive nutrient via elevated glycation blood glucose creating high glycated albumin and hemoglobin), that
aging is acted on by IGF through hormones, GFs, GHs, acting on insulin signals, which act on survival genes (DAF / SIRT / FOXO).
On the other hand, there are many other tissues — notably, the kidney and articular cartilage — where p16Ink4a - expressing senescent cells appear to be a contributing factor to human and murine degenerative
aging, but which were not evaluated
in treated or control
mice in this study, and it would be of interest to
see the effects of ablation of p16Ink4a - positive senescent cells.
To
see if those effects might explain the link between paraquat,
aging, and PD
in living organisms, the team turned to genetically altered
mice that the Campisi lab had developed for senescent cell studies.
The study found that the microglia cells — the immune cells of the brain —
in middle -
aged mice already showed altered activity
seen in microglia from older
mice.
We demonstrated that this device could reduce the KLRG1 - positive CD8 cell count
in aged mouse blood by a factor of 7.3 relative to the total CD8 cell compartment, reaching a level typically
seen only
in very young animals.
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.
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
Few of the tested effects of rapamycin
in our dataset were
seen only
in aged mice, not
in young animals (RER, fat mass, γδ T cells, and CD44hi T cells); however, previous reports have shown
aging - independent effects of mTOR inhibition on CD44 expression
in T lymphocytes and fat mass (30, 31, 34).
By the time they were
in late middle
age, the
mice that had not been given melatonin began to develop the behavioral changes and cognitive deficits
seen in Alzheimer's disease.