Journal article
T-Kininogen is a biomarker of senescence in rats
Mechanisms of ageing and development, v 106(1), pp 129-144
01 Dec 1998
PMID: 9883978
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Abstract
We have previously reported on the identification of T-kininogen (T-KG) as a gene whose expression is increased during senescence in male Sprague–Dawley (S–D) rats. Serum T-KG levels increase 2.5–4 months before the time of death for any given animal, irrespective of the actual age of the animal at the time of this event. Furthermore, dietary restriction (DR) delays, but does not prevent, the increase in serum T-KG levels. In the present study, we have assessed whether or not the age-related increase in T-KG is a common feature of senescence in other strains of rat. We have analyzed hepatic T-KG mRNA levels in male Fischer 344 rats (F344), as well as in male and female (Fischer 344×Brown Norway)F1 rats (F1). In both of these strains, we observed a dramatic increase in hepatic T-KG mRNA levels when male rats approach senescence. The mRNA levels behave similarly in F1 and S–D rats, in that the increase occurs late in life, and it is either repressed or delayed by DR. In contrast, the increase in T-KG mRNA levels in F344 rats occurs earlier in life, and is not significantly affected by DR. Young female F1 rats fed ad libitum (AL) show a statistically significant (P=0.0009) 2.6-fold higher level of T-KG mRNA, as compared to their male counterparts. Thus, while we still observe an age-related increase in this parameter in both AL and DR female F1 rats, the difference is statistically significant (P=0.0001) only in DR animals. We conclude that the increase in T-KG gene expression is a common feature of senescence and that, at least in males of these commonly used rat strains, T-KG can be used as a reliable biomarker of aging. Since the increase in T-KG gene expression does not appear to correlate with inflammatory processes, and since different strains of animals succumb to different pathologies, these results further suggest that the increase in T-KG expression might be related to the process of aging per se, rather than to any given age-related pathology.
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- Title
- T-Kininogen is a biomarker of senescence in rats
- Creators
- Robin Walter - Drexel University, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (1996-1998)Donna M Murasko - Drexel University, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (1996-1998)Felipe Sierra - Drexel University, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (1996-1998)
- Publication Details
- Mechanisms of ageing and development, v 106(1), pp 129-144
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Number of pages
- 16
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000077680900006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0032403231
- Other Identifier
- 991020950812504721
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