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Hypothalamic programming of systemic ageing involving IKK-β, NF-κB and GnRH
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Ageing is a result of gradual and overall functional deteriorations across the body; however, it is unknown whether an individual tissue primarily works to mediate the ageing progress and control lifespan. Here we show that the hypothalamus is important for the development of whole-body ageing in mice, and that the underlying basis involves hypothalamic immunity mediated by IκB kinase-β (IKK-β), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and related microglia-neuron immune crosstalk. Several interventional models were developed showing that ageing retardation and lifespan extension are achieved in mice by preventing ageing-related hypothalamic or brain IKK-β and NF-κB activation. Mechanistic studies further revealed that IKK-β and NF-κB inhibit gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) to mediate ageing-related hypothalamic GnRH decline, and GnRH treatment amends ageing-impaired neurogenesis and decelerates ageing. In conclusion, the hypothalamus has a programmatic role in ageing development via immune-neuroendocrine integration, and immune inhibition or GnRH restoration in the hypothalamus/brain represent two potential strategies for optimizing lifespan and combating ageing-related health problems.
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“inflammatory and stress responses activate NF-κB in the hypothalamus and induce a signaling pathway that results in reduced production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) by neurons”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zhang, G., Li, J., Purkayastha, S., Tang, Y., Zhang, H., Yin, Y., Li, B., Liu, G., & Cai, D.
- Affiliations
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cai, Dongsheng
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2013-05
- Volume
- 497
- Issue
- 7448
- Pages
- 211-216
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- PMC
- PMC3756938
- OpenAlex
- W2098009444
- Cited by
- 834
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 26.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG031774)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK078750)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- lifespan extension, IKKβ, NF-κB, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, neurogenesis, metabolic inflammation, reproductive aging, GnRH treatment
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Animals, Brain, Cognition, Female, Hypothalamus, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, Longevity, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Reproduction, NF-kappa B, Microglia, Mice, Knockout, Mice, I-kappa B Kinase, Neurogenesis
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