Probabilistic inference of epigenetic age acceleration from cellular dynamics

JK Dabrowski, EJ Yang, SJC Crofts, RF Hillary… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The emergence of epigenetic predictors was a pivotal moment in geroscience, propelling
the measurement and concept of biological ageing into a quantitative era. However, while …

Genetic association of the gut microbiota with epigenetic clocks mediated by inflammatory cytokines: a Mendelian randomization analysis

S Tian, X Liao, S Chen, Y Wu, M Chen - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background A new aging biomarker epigenetic clock has been developed. There exists a
close link between aging and gut microbiota, which may be mediated by inflammatory …

Improving comparative analyses of Hi-C data via contrastive self-supervised learning

H Li, X He, L Kurowski, R Zhang… - Briefings in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Hi-C is a widely applied chromosome conformation capture (3C)-based technique, which
has produced a large number of genomic contact maps with high sequencing depths for a …

Assessing the Causal Association between Biological Aging Biomarkers and the Development of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study

B Lin, Y Mu, Z Ding - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chronological aging has long been considered an immutable risk factor
for cerebral small vessel disease, but recent studies have revealed the potential for …

Genetic Correlates of Biological Aging and the Influence on Prediction of Mortality

O Akeju, MMJ Mens, R Warmerdam… - The Journals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Longevity and disease-free survival are influenced by a combination of genetics and
lifestyle. Biological age (BioAge), a measure of aging based on composite biomarkers, may …

Age-associated cortical similarity networks correlate with cell type-specific transcriptional signatures

J Niu, Q Jiao, D Cui, R Dou, Y Guo, G Yu… - Cerebral …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Human brain structure shows heterogeneous patterns of change across adults aging and is
associated with cognition. However, the relationship between cortical structural changes …

Aging and cancer epigenetics: Where do the paths fork?

RF Pérez, JR Tejedor, AF Fernández, MF Fraga - Aging Cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aging and cancer are clearly associated processes, at both the epidemiological and
molecular level. Epigenetic mechanisms are good candidates to explain the molecular links …

Effects of iron homeostasis on epigenetic age acceleration: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Z Wang, Y Liu, S Zhang, Y Yuan, S Chen, W Li… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Epigenetic clocks constructed from DNA methylation patterns have emerged as
excellent predictors of aging and aging-related health outcomes. Iron, a crucial element, is …

Causal effect of gut microbiota on DNA methylation phenotypic age acceleration: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Y Huang, X Chen, J Ye, H Yi, X Zheng - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The causal relationship between gut microbiota and DNA methylation phenotypic age
acceleration remains unclear. This study aims to examine the causal effect of gut microbiota …

Epigenetic age acceleration and risk of aortic valve stenosis: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

W Pan, Q Huang, L Zhou, J Lin, X Du, X Qian… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is the most prevalent cardiac valve lesion in
developed countries, and pathogenesis is closely related to aging. DNA methylation-based …