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Evaluation of the effect of age of the younger mice on the rejuvenation of the older mice by heterochronic parabiosis
Aging (Albany NY). 2022 Mar 21;14(undefined). doi: 10.18632/aging.203966.
Yushi Suzuki 1, Kento Takaya 1, Shiho Watanabe 1, Marika Otaki 1, Hikaru Kono 1, Kazuo Kishi 1
Abstract:
...We hypothesized that the younger the animal, the greater would be its rejuvenating effect. Hence, to test this hypothesis, we created parabiosis of 67-week-old mice with younger mice of different ages (4-week-old and 8-week-old). We evaluated the changes in appearance and the expression IL-1A, IL-6, and Cdkn2a (p16) in the liver, kidney, brain, and skin. These cytokines belong to the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) factors, and are indicators of aging. Although we did not find any significant changes in the appearance of the mice, we found statistically significant differences in some SASP factors between the liver of the 4-week-old and 8-week-old pairs. However, overall, compared to the 8-week-old mice, the 4-week-old does not exert a significantly higher rejuvenation effect on the older mice. Hence, we concluded that the rejuvenation of older mice during heterochronic parabiosis might not be affected by the exact age of the younger mice.
PMID: 35314518
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Tags: mice, parabiosis, SASP