DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations

PD Yousefi, M Suderman, R Langdon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA methylation data have become a valuable source of information for biomarker
development, because, unlike static genetic risk estimates, DNA methylation varies …

Epigenetic clock: A promising biomarker and practical tool in aging

R Duan, Q Fu, Y Sun, Q Li - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As a complicated process, aging is characterized by various changes at the cellular,
subcellular and nuclear levels, one of which is epigenetic aging. With increasing awareness …

Genetic variation influencing DNA methylation provides insights into molecular mechanisms regulating genomic function

JS Hawe, R Wilson, KT Schmid, L Zhou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We determined the relationships between DNA sequence variation and DNA methylation
using blood samples from 3,799 Europeans and 3,195 South Asians. We identify …

[HTML][HTML] Ageing–oxidative stress, PTMs and disease

T Ebert, N Tran, L Schurgers, P Stenvinkel… - Molecular aspects of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) have been proposed as a link between the oxidative
stress-inflammation-ageing trinity, thereby affecting several hallmarks of ageing …

In utero exposure to the Great Depression is reflected in late-life epigenetic aging signatures

LL Schmitz, V Duque - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Research on maternal-fetal epigenetic programming argues that adverse exposures to the
intrauterine environment can have long-term effects on adult morbidity and mortality …

Epigenetic aging: Biological age prediction and informing a mechanistic theory of aging

A Li, Z Koch, T Ideker - Journal of internal medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have shown that epigenetic age—an individual's degree of aging based
on patterns of DNA methylation—can be computed and is associated with an array of factors …

Frailty biomarkers under the perspective of geroscience: a narrative review

RSSA Gonçalves, ÁCC Maciel, Y Rolland… - Ageing research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellular and molecular aging biomarkers might contribute to identify at-risk individuals for
frailty before overt clinical manifestations appear. Although studies on the associations of …

A single short reprogramming early in life initiates and propagates an epigenetically related mechanism improving fitness and promoting an increased healthy lifespan

Q Alle, E Le Borgne, P Bensadoun, C Lemey… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in cell reprogramming showed that OSKM induction is able to improve cell
physiology in vitro and in vivo. Here, we show that a single short reprogramming induction is …

Overview of polyamines as nutrients for human healthy long life and effect of increased polyamine intake on DNA methylation

K Soda - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyamines, spermidine and spermine, are synthesized in every living cell and are therefore
contained in foods, especially in those that are thought to contribute to health and longevity …

How to slow down the ticking clock: age-associated epigenetic alterations and related interventions to extend life span

AM Galow, S Peleg - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic alterations pose one major hallmark of organismal aging. Here, we provide an
overview on recent findings describing the epigenetic changes that arise during aging and …