Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CHU Bordeaux (Groupe Hospitalier Saint-André), 33077 Bordeaux, France.
UMR/CNRS 5164, ImmunoConcEpT, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
Cells. 2022 Dec 14;11(24):4044. doi: 10.3390/cells11244044.
Epigenetic clocks were initially developed to track chronological age, but accumulating evidence indicates that they can also predict biological age. They are usually based on the analysis of DNA methylation by genome-wide methods, but targeted approaches, based on the assessment of a small number of CpG sites, are advisable in several settings. In this study, we developed a targeted epigenetic clock purposely optimized for the measurement of biological age. The clock includes six genomic regions mapping in , , , , and genes, selected from a re-analysis of existing microarray data, whose DNA methylation is measured by EpiTYPER assay. In healthy subjects (n = 278), epigenetic age calculated using the targeted clock was highly correlated with chronological age (Spearman correlation = 0.89). Most importantly, and in agreement with previous results from genome-wide clocks, epigenetic age was significantly higher and lower than expected in models of increased (persons with Down syndrome, n = 62) and decreased (centenarians, n = 106; centenarians' offspring, n = 143; nutritional intervention in elderly, n = 233) biological age, respectively. These results support the potential of our targeted epigenetic clock as a new marker of biological age and open its evaluation in large cohorts to further promote the assessment of biological age in healthcare practice.
表观遗传时钟最初是为了追踪年龄而开发的,但越来越多的证据表明,它们也可以预测生物年龄。它们通常基于全基因组方法分析 DNA 甲基化,但在几种情况下,基于少数 CpG 位点评估的靶向方法是可取的。在这项研究中,我们专门开发了一种靶向表观遗传时钟,用于测量生物年龄。该时钟包括从现有微阵列数据的重新分析中选择的六个基因组区域,这些区域映射到 、 、 、 和 基因上,其 DNA 甲基化通过 EpiTYPER 测定法进行测量。在健康受试者(n = 278)中,使用靶向时钟计算的表观遗传年龄与实际年龄高度相关(Spearman 相关系数 = 0.89)。最重要的是,与全基因组时钟的先前结果一致,在生物年龄增加的模型中(唐氏综合征患者,n = 62),表观遗传年龄显著高于预期,而在生物年龄降低的模型中(百岁老人,n = 106;百岁老人的后代,n = 143;老年人营养干预,n = 233),则显著低于预期。这些结果支持我们的靶向表观遗传时钟作为生物年龄新标志物的潜力,并开放其在大型队列中的评估,以进一步促进在医疗保健实践中评估生物年龄。
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