Exploring the impact of age, sex and life experiences on plasma inflammatory profiles through comparative proteomics.

Martina Bartolucci, Olga Utyro, Anita Muraglia, Alessia Repetto, Vanessa Agostini, Monica Pizzonia, Silvia Ottaviani, Gino Tripodi, Gilberto Filaci, Ranieri Cancedda, Andrea Petretto, Maddalena Mastrogiacomo

Core Facility for Omics Sciences, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.Core Facility for Omics Sciences, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. · pubmed

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Abstract

In the heterochronic parabiosis model it has been shown that blood from elderly animals exhibits markedly reduced rejuvenating effects compared to that of young organisms. Furthermore, human plasma from older subjects, when used as a supplement in cell culture media, is significantly less effective than plasma derived from younger individuals. This study analyzed plasma from a cohort of 229 subjects by a proteomic approach to reveal age-related changes.

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Research summary

The study claims that age-related changes in plasma inflammatory profiles can be identified through proteomic analysis. This research is relevant as it investigates biological mechanisms associated with aging, potentially contributing to understanding the root causes of age-related decline.

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