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The Influence of Body Mass Index on Biomarkers of Cellular Senescence in Older Adults
Allyson K Palmer1,2, Jennifer St Sauver3, Roger A Fielding4
1Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Abstract:
Obesity accelerates the onset and progression of age-related conditions. In preclinical models, obesity drives cellular senescence, a cell fate that compromises tissue health and function, in part through a robust and diverse secretome. In humans, components of the secretome have been used as senescence biomarkers that are predictive of age-related disease, disability, and mortality. Here, using biospecimens and clinical data from two large and independent cohorts of older adults, we tested the hypothesis that the circulating concentrations of senescence biomarkers are influenced by body mass index. After adjusting for age, sex, and race, we observed significant increases in activin A, Fas, MDC, PAI1, PARC, TNFR1, and VEGFA, and a significant decrease in RAGE, from normal weight, to overweight, to obesity body mass index categories by linear regression in both cohorts (all p < .05). These results highlight the influence of body mass index on circulating concentrations of senescence biomarkers.
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