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ArticleCell reports2025

Spatiotemporal profiling reveals the impact of caloric restriction in the aging mammalian brain.

Zehao Zhang, Alexander Epstein, Chloe Schaefer, Abdulraouf Abdulraouf, Weirong Jiang, Wei Zhou, Junyue Cao

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Zehao ZhangLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; The David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Alexander EpsteinLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; The David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Chloe SchaeferThe David Rockefeller Graduate Program in Bioscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Abdulraouf AbdulraoufLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, New York, NY, USA.
Weirong JiangLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Wei ZhouLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: wzhou@rockefeller.edu.
Junyue CaoLaboratory of Single-Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: jcao@rockefeller.edu.

Funding

Center for Integrated Cellular Analysis - Valeria A. Sanchez EstradaRM1HG011014 · NHGRI · NEW YORK GENOME CENTER · PI LANDAU, DAN, SATIJA, RAHUL · 2020 to 2025
$22.1M
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering MST ProgramT32GM152349 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI KATHARINE C HSU · 2024 to 2026
$6.6M
Development of novel genomic approaches for profiling cellular temporal-spatial dynamics of neurogenesis in Aging and Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG076932 · NIA · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI Junyue Cao · 2022 to 2026
$4.0M
Single cell dynamics on a whole organism scaleDP2HG012522 · NHGRI · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI CAO, JUNYUE · 2021 to 2024
$2.5M
NHGRI NIH HHS DP2 HG012522NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG011014NIA NIH HHS R01 AG076932NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM152349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caloric restriction (CR) is a well-studied intervention that extends lifespan and slows cognitive decline across species, yet the specific cell populations and molecular pathways involved remain elusive. In this study, we profiled >500,000 cells from 36 control and CR mouse brains across three age groups with EasySci single-nucleus transcriptomics and performed imaging-free IRISeq spatial transcriptomics on twelve brain sections from CR and control aged mice. We thereby explored the impact of CR in >300 cellular states and 11 brain regions. CR delayed expansion of inflammatory cell populations, preserved neural precursor cells, and broadly reduced the expression of aging-associated genes involved in cellular stress, senescence, inflammation, and DNA damage. CR restored the expression of region-specific genes linked to cognitive function, myelin maintenance, and circadian rhythm. In summary, we provide a high-resolution spatiotemporal map of the aging mouse brain's response to CR, detailing precise cellular and molecular mechanisms behind its neuroprotective effects.

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AgingBrainCaloric RestrictionAnimalsCircadian RhythmMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTranscriptomebrain agingcaloric restrictioncellular senescenceCP: GenomicsCP: Metabolismneurogenesisneuroinflammationrejuvenationsingle-cell transcriptomicsspatial transcriptomics

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PMID40833855
PMCPMC12519563

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