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Identified senescence endotypes in aged cartilage are reflected in the blood metabolome
Geroscience. 2023 Nov 14. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-01001-2.
Ilja Boone 1, Margo Tuerlings 1, Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida 1, Johannes Lehmann 2, Yolande Ramos 1, Rob Nelissen 3, Eline Slagboom 1 4, Peter de Keizer 2 5, Ingrid Meulenbelt 6
Abstract:
...Hereto, we set out to perform cluster analyses, using a gene-set of 131 senescence genes (N = 57) in a previously established RNA sequencing dataset of aged articular cartilage and a generated metabolic dataset in overlapping blood samples. Using unsupervised hierarchical clustering and pathway analysis, we identified two robust cellular senescent endotypes. Endotype-1 was enriched for cell proliferating pathways, expressing forkhead box protein O4 (FOXO4), RB transcriptional corepressor like 2 (RBL2), and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (CDKN1B); the FOXO mediated cell cycle was identified as possible target for endotype-1 patients. Endotype-2 showed enriched inflammation-associated pathways, expressed by interleukin 6 (IL6), matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)1/3, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)C and SASP pathways were identified as possible targets for endotype-2 patients. Notably, plasma-based metabolic profiles in overlapping blood samples (N = 21) showed two corresponding metabolic clusters in blood. These non-invasive metabolic profiles could function as biomarkers for patient-tailored targeting of senescence in OA.
PMID: 37962736
Free Full-Text: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-023-01001-2
Tags: arthritis, humans, SASP, senescence, Senescence subtypes