Zhou, Q.; Kerbl-Knapp, J.; Zhang, F.; Korbelius, M.; Kuentzel, K.B.; Vujić, N.; Akhmetshina, A.; Hörl, G.; Paar, M.; Steyrer, E.; Kratky, D.; Madl, T. Metabolomic Profiles of Mouse Tissues Reveal an Interplay between Aging and Energy Metabolism. Metabolites2022, 12, 17.
Zhou, Q.; Kerbl-Knapp, J.; Zhang, F.; Korbelius, M.; Kuentzel, K.B.; Vujić, N.; Akhmetshina, A.; Hörl, G.; Paar, M.; Steyrer, E.; Kratky, D.; Madl, T. Metabolomic Profiles of Mouse Tissues Reveal an Interplay between Aging and Energy Metabolism. Metabolites 2022, 12, 17.
Zhou, Q.; Kerbl-Knapp, J.; Zhang, F.; Korbelius, M.; Kuentzel, K.B.; Vujić, N.; Akhmetshina, A.; Hörl, G.; Paar, M.; Steyrer, E.; Kratky, D.; Madl, T. Metabolomic Profiles of Mouse Tissues Reveal an Interplay between Aging and Energy Metabolism. Metabolites2022, 12, 17.
Zhou, Q.; Kerbl-Knapp, J.; Zhang, F.; Korbelius, M.; Kuentzel, K.B.; Vujić, N.; Akhmetshina, A.; Hörl, G.; Paar, M.; Steyrer, E.; Kratky, D.; Madl, T. Metabolomic Profiles of Mouse Tissues Reveal an Interplay between Aging and Energy Metabolism. Metabolites 2022, 12, 17.
Abstract
Energy metabolism, including alterations in energy intake and expenditure, is closely related to aging and longevity. Metabolomics studies have recently unraveled changes in metabolite composition in plasma and tissues during aging and have provided critical information to elucidate the molecular basis of aging process. However, the metabolic changes in tissues responsible for food intake and lipid storage have remained unexplored. In this study, we aimed to investigate aging-related metabolic alterations in these tissues. To fill this gap, we employed NMR-based metabolomics in several tissues, including different parts of the intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) and brown/white adipose tissues (BAT, WAT) of young (9-10 weeks) and old (96-104 weeks) wild-type (mixed genetic background of 129/J and C57BL/6) mice. We further included plasma and skeletal muscle of the same mice to verify previous results. Strikingly, we found that duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and WAT do not metabolically age. In contrast, plasma, skeletal muscle, and BAT show a strong metabolic aging phenotype. Overall, we provide first insights into the metabolic changes of tissues essential for nutrient uptake and lipid storage and have identified biomarkers for metabolites that could be further explored to study the molecular mechanisms of aging.
Keywords
aging; NMR spectroscopy; mice; energy metabolism; fat; intestine; metabolomics
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Endocrinology and Metabolism
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