T-kininogen:: A biomarker of aging in fisher 344 rats with possible implications for the immune response
T-kininogen:: A biomarker of aging in fisher 344 rats with possible implications for the immune response
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DOI:
10.1093/gerona/61.7.641
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Sierra, Felipe
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作者:
Acuna-Castillo, Claudio;Leiva-Salcedo, Elias;Sierra, Felipe
T-kininogen (T-KG) is a reliable biomarker of aging in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Here we confirm, in a longitudinal study, a similar behavior in Fisher 344 rats of both sexes. In males, the increase in serum levels of T-KG follows an exponential curve, whereas in females the increase is best fitted by a linear curve. In both genders, dietary restriction delays the increase in T-KG. We have previously shown that T-KG inhibits T lymphocyte proliferation. Here we show that serum T-KG levels correlate negatively with the ability of splenocytes (most likely B cells) to proliferate in response to lipopolysaccharide. A similar correlation was not observed with other markers of inflammation, including alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), haptoglobin, or interleukin-10. We conclude that the increase in serum T-KG represents a useful biomarker of aging in Fisher 344, and it correlates with decreased lymphocyte proliferation with age, although a cause-effect relationship has not been established.