Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA.
Neurobiol Aging. 2024 Apr;136:23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.01.008. Epub 2024 Jan 24.
Biological aging is the correlated decline of multi-organ system integrity central to the etiology of many age-related diseases. A novel epigenetic measure of biological aging, DunedinPACE, is associated with cognitive dysfunction, incident dementia, and mortality. Here, we tested for associations between DunedinPACE and structural MRI phenotypes in three datasets spanning midlife to advanced age: the Dunedin Study (age=45 years), the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort (mean age=63 years), and the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (mean age=75 years). We also tested four additional epigenetic measures of aging: the Horvath clock, the Hannum clock, PhenoAge, and GrimAge. Across all datasets (total N observations=3380; total N individuals=2322), faster DunedinPACE was associated with lower total brain volume, lower hippocampal volume, greater burden of white matter microlesions, and thinner cortex. Across all measures, DunedinPACE and GrimAge had the strongest and most consistent associations with brain phenotypes. Our findings suggest that single timepoint measures of multi-organ decline such as DunedinPACE could be useful for gauging nervous system health.
生物衰老与多种器官系统完整性的相关衰退有关,是许多与年龄相关疾病的病因。一种新的生物衰老的表观遗传测量方法 DunedinPACE,与认知功能障碍、痴呆症的发生和死亡率有关。在这里,我们在三个数据集之间进行了测试,这些数据集涵盖从中年到老年的跨度:达尼丁研究(年龄=45 岁)、弗雷明汉心脏研究后代队列(平均年龄=63 岁)和阿尔茨海默病神经影像学倡议(平均年龄=75 岁)。我们还测试了另外四种衰老的表观遗传测量方法:Horvath 时钟、Hannum 时钟、PhenoAge 和 GrimAge。在所有数据集(总观测数=3380;总人数=2322)中,DunedinPACE 更快与总脑容量较低、海马体体积较小、白质微损伤负担较大以及皮质变薄有关。在所有的指标中,DunedinPACE 和 GrimAge 与大脑表型的相关性最强且最一致。我们的研究结果表明,单次多器官衰退测量如 DunedinPACE 可能有助于评估神经系统健康状况。