Hallmarks of T cell aging

M Mittelbrunn, G Kroemer - Nature immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The aged adaptive immune system is characterized by progressive dysfunction as well as
increased autoimmunity. This decline is responsible for elevated susceptibility to infection …

[HTML][HTML] Telomere length as a marker of biological age: state-of-the-art, open issues, and future perspectives

A Vaiserman, D Krasnienkov - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Telomere shortening is a well-known hallmark of both cellular senescence and organismal
aging. An accelerated rate of telomere attrition is also a common feature of age-related …

DNA methylation-based biomarkers and the epigenetic clock theory of ageing

S Horvath, K Raj - Nature reviews genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Identifying and validating molecular targets of interventions that extend the human health
span and lifespan has been difficult, as most clinical biomarkers are not sufficiently …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic clock for skin and blood cells applied to Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome and ex vivo studies

S Horvath, J Oshima, GM Martin, AT Lu… - Aging (Albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA methylation (DNAm)-based biomarkers of aging have been developed for many
tissues and organs. However, these biomarkers have sub-optimal accuracy in fibroblasts …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation-based estimator of telomere length

AT Lu, A Seeboth, PC Tsai, D Sun, A Quach… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Telomere length (TL) is associated with several aging-related diseases. Here, we present a
DNA methylation estimator of TL (DNAmTL) based on 140 CpGs. Leukocyte DNAmTL is …

An integrative study of five biological clocks in somatic and mental health

R Jansen, LKM Han, JE Verhoeven, KA Aberg… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Biological clocks have been developed at different molecular levels and were found to be
more advanced in the presence of somatic illness and mental disorders. However, it is …

Accelerating research on biological aging and mental health: Current challenges and future directions

LKM Han, JE Verhoeven, AR Tyrka… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with complex biological changes that can be accelerated, slowed, or
even temporarily reversed by biological and non-biological factors. This article focuses on …

[HTML][HTML] GWAS of epigenetic aging rates in blood reveals a critical role for TERT

AT Lu, L Xue, EL Salfati, BH Chen, L Ferrucci… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
DNA methylation age is an accurate biomarker of chronological age and predicts lifespan,
but its underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. In this genome-wide association …

Accelerated hippocampal biological aging in bipolar disorder

GR Fries, IE Bauer, G Scaini, SS Valvassori… - Bipolar …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Evidence suggests accelerated aging mechanisms in bipolar disorder (BD),
including DNA methylation (DNAm) aging in blood. However, it is unknown whether such …

DNA methylation age—environmental influences, health impacts, and its role in environmental epidemiology

R Dhingra, JC Nwanaji-Enwerem, M Samet… - Current environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose of Review DNA methylation-based aging biomarkers are valuable tools for
evaluating the aging process from a molecular perspective. These epigenetic aging …