Common and distinct metabolomic markers related to immune aging in Western European and East African populations.
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In old age, impaired immunity causes high susceptibility to infections and cancer, higher morbidity and mortality, and poorer vaccination efficiency. Many factors, such as genetics, diet, and lifestyle, impact aging. This study aimed to investigate how immune responses change with age in healthy Dutch and Tanzanian individuals and identify common metabolites associated with an aged immune profile. We performed untargeted metabolomics from plasma to identify age-associated metabolites, and we correlated their concentrations with ex-vivo cytokine production by immune cells, DNA methylation-based epigenetic aging, and telomere length. Innate immune responses were impacted differently by age in Dutch and Tanzanian cohorts. Age-related decline in steroid hormone precursors common in both populations was associated with higher systemic inflammation and lower cytokine responses. Hippurate and 2-phenylacetamide, commonly more abundant in older individuals, were negatively correlated with cytokine responses and telomere length and positively correlated with epigenetic aging. Lastly, we identified several metabolites that might contribute to the stronger decline in innate immunity with age in Tanzanians. The shared metabolomic signatures of the two cohorts suggest common mechanisms of immune aging, revealing metabolites with potential contributions. These findings also reflect genetic or environmental effects on circulating metabolites that modulate immune responses.
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| Authors | Ozlem Bulut, Godfrey S Temba, Valerie A C M Koeken, Simone J C F M Moorlag, L Charlotte J de Bree, Vera P Mourits, Vesla I Kullaya, Martin Jaeger, Cancan Qi, Niels P Riksen, Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Cheng-Jian Xu, Leo A B Joosten, Yang Li, Quirijn de Mast, Mihai G Netea |
| Journal | Mechanisms of ageing and development (Mech Ageing Dev) Vol. 218 Pg. 111916 (Apr 2024) ISSN: 1872-6216 [Electronic] Ireland |
| PMID | 38364983 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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