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Producing hunger

1 month 3 weeks ago
Science, Volume 388, Issue 6754, Page 1378-1378, June 2025.
Laura Stark

Hallmarks of stem cell aging

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As organisms age, somatic stem cells progressively lose their ability to sustain tissue homeostasis and support regeneration. Although stem cells are relatively shielded from some cellular aging mechanisms compared with their differentiated progeny, they remain vulnerable to both intrinsic and extrinsic stressors. In this review, we delineate five cardinal features that characterize aged stem cells and examine how these alterations underlie functional decline across well-studied stem cell...
Thomas A Rando

Quinacrine and rimonabant prolong the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans

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Aging and age-related disorders are significant global health concerns, driving interest in potential preventative strategies. In this study, we established a high-throughput screening system to reveal the effects of quinacrine and rimonabant on lifespan extension in C. elegans. Mechanistically, quinacrine influences the metabolic and immune pathways through the insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IIS) pathway, as it fails to prolong longevity in IIS pathway mutants while boosting the expression...
Qin He

Enhancing autophagy by redox regulation extends lifespan in Drosophila

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Dysregulation of redox homeostasis is implicated in the ageing process and the pathology of age-related diseases. To study redox signalling by H(2)O(2) in vivo, we established a redox-shifted model by manipulating levels of the H(2)O(2)-degrading enzyme catalase in Drosophila. Here we report that ubiquitous over-expression of catalase robustly extends lifespan in females. As anticipated, these flies are strongly resistant to a range of oxidative stress challenges, but interestingly are sensitive...
Claudia Lennicke

Osteoimmunology and aging - a frontier to explore

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Osteoimmunology is an interdisciplinary branch of immunology which studies the interplay of skeletal and immune systems. Both spatial and functional connections exist between the two systems, as most immune cells are generated in the bone marrow microenvironment, which facilitates the communication between the two systems. Moreover, immune cytokines such as RANKL (receptor activating Nf-kB ligand) and non-immune soluble mediators such as osteoprotegrin (OPG), made by immune and bone cells,...
Mihailo Ille

Comparative analysis of mouse strains for in vivo induction of reprogramming factors

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In vivo reprogramming through the forced expression of Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc (OSKM) has demonstrated great potential for reversing age-associated phenotypes. However, continuous in vivo OSKM expression has raised safety concerns due to loss of cell identity, decrease in body weight, and premature death. Although cyclic short-term or targeted expression of the reprogramming factors can mitigate some of these detrimental effects, systemic rejuvenation of wild-type mice has remained elusive....
Sara Picó

Epigenetic attenuation of interferon signaling is associated with aging-related improvements in systemic lupus erythematosus

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In the general population, aging is associated with an increase in systemic inflammation and chronic disease burden. However, in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), older age is uniquely associated with a decrease in disease activity, suggesting a distinct relationship between aging and inflammation. Using a multiomic approach, we compared aging-related changes in the peripheral blood immune profiles of 287 patients with SLE and 928 healthy controls. In patients with SLE, aging correlated with...
Rithwik Narendra

Global kinetic model of lipid-induced <em>α</em>-synuclein aggregation and its inhibition by small molecules

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The aggregation of α-synuclein into amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease. This process has been shown to directly involve interactions between proteins and lipid surfaces when the latter are present. Despite this importance, the molecular mechanisms of lipid-induced amyloid aggregation have remained largely elusive. Here, we present a global kinetic model to describe lipid-induced amyloid aggregation of α-synuclein. Using this framework, we find that α-synuclein fibrils form via...
Alisdair Stevenson