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- - The study investigates how the FOXO3 longevity variant rs2802292 relates to factors like telomere length, telomerase activity, FOXO3 expression, and inflammation in older adults.
- - Carriers of the FOXO3 G-allele showed protection against telomere shortening and higher telomerase activity, suggesting a link between this genetic variant and longevity.
- - The findings indicate that FOXO3's influence on aging may vary between men and women, with older females showing reduced inflammatory cytokines and older males showing increased anti-inflammatory cytokines.
Article Abstract
The genetic association of FOXO3 genotypes with human longevity is well established, although the mechanism is not fully understood. We now report on the relationship of the FOXO3 longevity variant rs2802292 with telomere length, telomerase activity, FOXO3 expression, and inflammatory cytokine levels in men and women. In agreement with earlier work, the FOXO3 longevity variant conferred protection against telomere shortening of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from adults aged 55 years and older. This was accompanied by higher levels of telomerase activity in mononuclear cells for carriers of the longevity-associated FOXO3 G-allele of SNP rs2802292 (P = 0.015). FOXO3 mRNA expression increased slightly with age in both young (P = 0.02) and old (P = 0.08) G-allele carriers. Older female G-allele carriers displayed a modest decline in levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 with age (P = 0.07). In contrast, older male G-allele carriers displayed an age-dependent increase in levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 with age (P = 0.04). Thus, FOXO3 may act through several different pro-longevity mechanisms, which may differ by age and sex.
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