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ArticleAging cell2020

The aged hematopoietic system promotes hippocampal-dependent cognitive decline.

Lucas K Smith, Evgenia Verovskaya, Gregor Bieri, Alana M Horowitz, Saskia N I von Ungern-Sternberg, Karin Lin, Peter Seizer, Emmanuelle Passegué, Saul A Villeda

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Article in Aging cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Aged circulating CD8Immunity · 2026
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  2. Research progress on blood therapy for anti-aging.Journal of advanced research · 2026
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  5. The systemic costs of hematopoietic stem cell aging.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2025
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  12. Ageing in the brain: mechanisms and rejuvenating strategies.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023
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  14. Neuroimmunology of healthy brain aging.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lucas K SmithDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3452-6177
Evgenia VerovskayaThe Eli and Edyth Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Gregor BieriDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Alana M HorowitzDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Saskia N I von Ungern-SternbergDepartment of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Karin LinDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Peter SeizerDepartment of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Emmanuelle PasseguéColumbia Stem Cell Initiative, Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Saul A VilledaDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Tübingen · DEBroad Center · USColumbia University · US

Funding

Research BaseP30DK063720 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KRUMMEL, MATTHEW F · 2003 to 2019
$21.8M
Mechanisms of brain rejuvenationR01AG053382 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VILLEDA, SAUL A · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Investigating the pro-aging role of B2M and MHC molecules on regenerative and cognitive function in the brainR01AG055797 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VILLEDA, SAUL A · 2017 to 2021
$1.6M
BD FACSAria Fusion Cell SorterS10OD021822 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LEE, MICHAEL R. · 2016 to 2016
$573k
NIA NIH HHS AG053382NIA NIH HHS AG055797NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053382NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055797NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK063720NIH HHS S10 OD021822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aged systemic milieu promotes cellular and cognitive impairments in the hippocampus. Here, we report that aging of the hematopoietic system directly contributes to the pro-aging effects of old blood on cognition. Using a heterochronic hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation model (in which the blood of young mice is reconstituted with old HSCs), we find that exposure to an old hematopoietic system inhibits hippocampal neurogenesis, decreases synaptic marker expression, and impairs cognition. We identify a number of factors elevated in the blood of young mice reconstituted with old HSCs, of which cyclophilin A (CyPA) acts as a pro-aging factor. Increased systemic levels of CyPA impair cognition in young mice, while inhibition of CyPA in aged mice improves cognition. Together, these data identify age-related changes in the hematopoietic system as drivers of hippocampal aging.

Indexed as

AgingCognitive DysfunctionHematopoietic Stem CellsHippocampusAnimalsMaleMiceagingcognitioncyclophilin Ahematopoietic systemhippocampus

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PMID33073926
PMCPMC7431826
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