Elsamad Ghadir, Mecawi André Souza, Pauža Audrys G, Gillard Benjamin, Paterson Alex, Duque Victor J, Šarenac Olivera, Žigon Nina Japundžić, Greenwood Mingkwan, Greenwood Michael P, Murphy David
Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Bristol, England.
Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
NPJ Aging. 2023 Jun 1;9(1):12. doi: 10.1038/s41514-023-00108-2.
Ageing is associated with altered neuroendocrine function. In the context of the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus, which makes the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin, ageing alters acute responses to hyperosmotic cues, rendering the elderly more susceptible to dehydration. Chronically, vasopressin has been associated with numerous diseases of old age, including type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Bulk RNAseq transcriptome analysis has been used to catalogue the polyadenylated supraoptic nucleus transcriptomes of adult (3 months) and aged (18 months) rats in basal euhydrated and stimulated dehydrated conditions. Gene ontology and Weighted Correlation Network Analysis revealed that ageing is associated with alterations in the expression of extracellular matrix genes. Interestingly, whilst the transcriptomic response to dehydration is overall blunted in aged animals compared to adults, there is a specific enrichment of differentially expressed genes related to neurodegenerative processes in the aged cohort, suggesting that dehydration itself may provoke degenerative consequences in aged rats.
衰老与神经内分泌功能改变有关。在下丘脑视上核(该核产生抗利尿激素血管加压素)的背景下,衰老会改变对高渗刺激的急性反应,使老年人更容易脱水。长期来看,血管加压素与多种老年疾病有关,包括2型糖尿病和代谢综合征。大量RNA测序转录组分析已被用于编目成年(3个月)和老年(18个月)大鼠在基础水合和刺激脱水条件下视上核的多聚腺苷酸化转录组。基因本体论和加权相关网络分析表明,衰老与细胞外基质基因表达的改变有关。有趣的是,虽然与成年动物相比,老年动物对脱水的转录组反应总体上减弱,但在老年队列中与神经退行性过程相关的差异表达基因有特定富集,这表明脱水本身可能在老年大鼠中引发退行性后果。