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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Multi-omics analysis highlights the link of aging-related cognitive decline with systemic inflammation and alterations of tissue-maintenance.

Stefano Flor, Thomas Dost, Madlen Haase, Rowena Simon, Simone Ederer, A Samer Kadibalban, Jan Taubenheim, Maja Olecka, Alesia Walker, Johannes Zimmermann and 9 more

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5 · Who and what money

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19 authors.

Stefano FlorResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-8930-3177
Thomas DostResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9904-4975
Madlen HaaseDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Rowena SimonDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1588-6268
Simone EdererDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
A Samer KadibalbanResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-9726-543X
Jan TaubenheimResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7283-1768
Maja OleckaHoffmann Lab, Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstrasse 11, 07745, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0353-0368
Alesia WalkerResearch Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1477-2023
Johannes ZimmermannResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5041-1954
Georgios MarinosResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6443-7696
Sören FranzenburgInstitute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6374-4910
Philippe Schmitt-KopplinResearch Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0824-2664
John BainesMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8132-4909
Konstantin RiegeHoffmann Lab, Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstrasse 11, 07745, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-9881-7563
Steve HoffmannHoffmann Lab, Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstrasse 11, 07745, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5239-7201
Lena BestResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2772-153X
Christiane FrahmDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2234-7390
Christoph KaletaResearch Group Medical Systems Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel and University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8004-9514

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging-related cognitive decline is associated with changes across different tissues and the gut microbiome, including dysfunction of the gut-brain axis. However, only few studies have linked multi-organ alterations to cognitive decline during aging. Here we report a multi-omics analysis integrating metabolomics, transcriptomics, DNA methylation, and metagenomics data from hippocampus, liver, colon, and fecal samples of mice, correlated with cognitive performance in the Barnes Maze spatial learning task across different age groups. We identified 734 molecular features associated with cognitive rank within individual data layers, of which 227 features remain when integrating all data layers with each other. Among the single-layer predictors, several host and microbial features were highlighted, with host-associated markers being predominant. Host features associated with cognitive function mainly belong to innate and adaptive inflammatory activity (inflammaging) and developmental processes. Our findings suggest that cognitive decline in aging is tightly coupled to systemic, age-associated inflammation, potentially initiated by microbiome-driven gastrointestinal inflammatory activity, emphasizing a link between peripheral tissue alterations and brain function.

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