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- Title
Novel protective effect of the FOXO3 longevity genotype on mechanisms of cellular aging in Okinawans.
- Authors
Torigoe, Trevor H.; Willcox, D. Craig; Shimabukuro, Michio; Higa, Moritake; Gerschenson, Mariana; Andrukhiv, Anastasia; Suzuki, Makoto; Morris, Brian J.; Chen, Randi; Gojanovich, Greg S.; Allsopp, Richard C.; Willcox, Bradley J.
- Abstract
The genetic association of FOXO3 genotypes with human longevity is well established, although the mechanism is not fully understood. We now report on the relationship of the FOXO3 longevity variant rs2802292 with telomere length, telomerase activity, FOXO3 expression, and inflammatory cytokine levels in men and women. In agreement with earlier work, the FOXO3 longevity variant conferred protection against telomere shortening of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from adults aged 55 years and older. This was accompanied by higher levels of telomerase activity in mononuclear cells for carriers of the longevity-associated FOXO3 G-allele of SNP rs2802292 (P = 0.015). FOXO3 mRNA expression increased slightly with age in both young (P = 0.02) and old (P = 0.08) G-allele carriers. Older female G-allele carriers displayed a modest decline in levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 with age (P = 0.07). In contrast, older male G-allele carriers displayed an age-dependent increase in levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 with age (P = 0.04). Thus, FOXO3 may act through several different pro-longevity mechanisms, which may differ by age and sex.
- Subjects
JAPAN; TELOMERASE; T-test (Statistics); CELLULAR aging; TRANSCRIPTION factors; AGE distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GENETIC polymorphisms; GENE expression; TELOMERES; CYTOKINES; INFLAMMATION; DATA analysis software; LONGEVITY; GENOTYPES; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
NPJ Aging, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2731-6068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41514-024-00142-8