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Yvonne M Ulrich-Lai1, Karen K Ryan

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45140, USA. yvonne.ulrich-lai@uc.edu

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Psychological stress accelerates aging, and aging exacerbates stress. Both impact the brain similarly, but peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) may offer therapeutic potential for age-related cognitive and mood disorders.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Psychological stress and aging share complex interactions, promoting each other.
  • Both stress and aging exhibit similar detrimental effects on the brain, including neuroinflammation and altered neuronal function.
  • These shared brain disturbances can causally contribute to the pathology of both stress and aging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the intricate relationship between psychological stress and brain aging.
  • To identify key molecular mechanisms linking stress and aging in the brain.
  • To explore the therapeutic potential of targeting these mechanisms for age-related cognitive and mood disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on stress, aging, and brain function.
  • Analysis of the role of neuroinflammation and neuronal metabolism in stress and aging pathology.
  • Examination of the expression and function of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) in relevant brain regions.

Main Results:

  • Stress and aging induce comparable neuroinflammatory and metabolic changes in the brain.
  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is expressed in brain areas critical for stress and aging regulation, such as the hippocampus.
  • PPARγ activation demonstrates potential in preventing age- and stress-related brain damage and reducing physiological stress responses.

Conclusions:

  • PPARγ acts as a crucial mechanistic link between brain aging and stress.
  • Targeting PPARγ may offer a novel therapeutic strategy for preventing and treating cognitive and mood disorders associated with aging and stress.