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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Investigation into Molecular Brain Aging in Senescence-Accelerated Mouse (SAM) Model Employing Whole Transcriptomic Analysis in Search of Potential Molecular Targets for Therapeutic Interventions.

Michitaka Fujiwara, Farhana Ferdousi, Hiroko Isoda

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michitaka FujiwaraGraduate School of Environmental Science Program, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan.
Farhana FerdousiFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2816-9118
Hiroko IsodaOpen Innovation Laboratory for Food and Medicinal Resource Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1399-9541
University of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

Japan Science and Technology Grant Number JPMJPF2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the progression of an aging society, cognitive aging has emerged as a pressing concern necessitating attention. The senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8 (SAMP8) model has proven instrumental in investigating the early stages of cognitive aging. Through an extensive examination of molecular changes in the brain cortex, utilizing integrated whole-genome transcriptomics, our principal aim was to uncover potential molecular targets with therapeutic applications and relevance to drug screening. Our investigation encompassed four distinct conditions, comparing the same strain at different time points (1 year vs. 16 weeks) and the same time point across different strains (SAMP8 vs. SAMR1), namely: physiological aging, accelerated aging, early events in accelerated aging, and late events in accelerated aging. Focusing on key functional alterations associated with aging in the brain, including neurogenesis, synapse dynamics, neurometabolism, and neuroinflammation, we identified candidate genes linked to these processes. Furthermore, employing protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis, we identified pivotal hub genes involved in interactions within these functional domains. Additionally, gene-set perturbation analysis allowed us to uncover potential upstream genes or transcription factors that exhibited activation or inhibition across the four conditions. In summary, our comprehensive analysis of the SAMP8 mouse brain through whole-genome transcriptomics not only deepens our understanding of age-related changes but also lays the groundwork for a predictive model to facilitate drug screening for cognitive aging.

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Cognitive AgingTranscriptomeAgingAnimalsBrainCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalMicecognitive agingneurogenesisneuroinflammationneurometabolismSAMP8synapse

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PMID37762170
PMCPMC10530366
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