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Life stress, glucocorticoid signaling, and the aging epigenome: Implications for aging-related diseases

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Title
Life stress, glucocorticoid signaling, and the aging epigenome: Implications for aging-related diseases
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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, June 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.06.003
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Nils C. Gassen, George P. Chrousos, Elisabeth B. Binder, Anthony S. Zannas

Abstract

Life stress has been associated with accelerated cellular aging and increased risk for developing aging-related diseases; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. A highly relevant process that may underlie this association is epigenetic regulation. In this review, we build upon existing evidence to propose a model whereby exposure to life stress, in part via its effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and the glucocorticoid signaling system, may alter the epigenetic landscape across the lifespan and, consequently, influence genomic regulation and function in ways that are conducive to the development of aging-related diseases. This model is supported by recent studies showing that life stressors and stress-related phenotypes can accelerate epigenetic aging, a measure that is based on DNA methylation prediction of chronological age and has been associated with several aging-related disease phenotypes. We discuss the implications of this model for the prevention and treatment of aging-related diseases, as well as the challenges and limitations of this line of research.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Russia 1 <1%
Unknown 152 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 28 18%
Student > Master 23 15%
Researcher 22 14%
Student > Bachelor 17 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 6%
Other 27 17%
Unknown 28 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 26 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 23 15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 13 8%
Neuroscience 11 7%
Other 23 15%
Unknown 40 26%
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