Stress, epigenetics, and aging: unraveling the intricate crosstalk

Z Wu, J Qu, W Zhang, GH Liu - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Aging, as a complex process involving multiple cellular and molecular pathways, is known to
be exacerbated by various stresses. Because responses to these stresses, such as oxidative …

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 …

Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

AT Lu, Z Fei, A Haghani, TR Robeck, JA Zoller, CZ Li… - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Aging, often considered a result of random cellular damage, can be accurately estimated
using DNA methylation profiles, the foundation of pan-tissue epigenetic clocks. Here, we …

Human Ageing Genomic Resources: updates on key databases in ageing research

JP de Magalhães, Z Abidi, GA Dos Santos… - Nucleic acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ageing is a complex and multifactorial process. For two decades, the Human Ageing
Genomic Resources (HAGR) have aided researchers in the study of various aspects of …

Biological clocks as age estimation markers in animals: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

LS Le Clercq, A Kotzé, JP Grobler… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Various biological attributes associated with individual fitness in animals change predictably
over the lifespan of an organism. Therefore, the study of animal ecology and the work of …

Metabolism, homeostasis, and aging

A Moldakozhayev, VN Gladyshev - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
We propose a two-mode (pursuit/maintenance) model of metabolism defined by usable
resource availability. Pursuit, consisting of anabolism and catabolism, dominates when …

Emerging epigenetic insights into aging mechanisms and interventions

Z Wu, W Zhang, J Qu, GH Liu - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Epigenetic dysregulation emerges as a critical hallmark and driving force of aging. Although
still an evolving field with much to explore, it has rapidly gained significance by providing …

Characterization of naked mole‐rat hematopoiesis reveals unique stem and progenitor cell patterns and neotenic traits

S Emmrich, A Trapp, F Tolibzoda Zakusilo… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Naked mole rats (NMRs) are the longest‐lived rodents yet their stem cell characteristics
remain enigmatic. Here, we comprehensively mapped the NMR hematopoietic landscape …

Genetic loci and metabolic states associated with murine epigenetic aging

K Mozhui, AT Lu, CZ Li, A Haghani, JV Sandoval-Sierra… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Abstract Changes in DNA methylation (DNAm) are linked to aging. Here, we profile highly
conserved CpGs in 339 predominantly female mice belonging to the BXD family for which …

Drugs, clocks and exercise in ageing: hype and hope, fact and fiction

R Furrer, C Handschin - The Journal of Physiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ageing is a biological process that is linked to a functional decline, ultimately resulting in
death. Large interindividual differences exist in terms of life‐and healthspan, representing …