期刊
AGING CELL
卷 14, 期 5, 页码 764-773出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/acel.12354
关键词
aging; barrier function; Clca3; cerebral cortex; ependymal cells; lipid droplets; mucin; oxidative stress
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R01NS062182]
- American Federation for Aging Research
- NCSU
- NIH [P20GM103620]
- Sanford Research
Ependymal cells (ECs) form a barrier responsible for selective movement of fluids and molecules between the cerebrospinal fluid and the central nervous system. Here, we demonstrate that metabolic and barrier functions in ECs decline significantly during aging in mice. The longevity of these functions in part requires the expression of the myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate (MARCKS). Both the expression levels and subcellular localization of MARCKS in ECs are markedly transformed during aging. Conditional deletion of MARCKS in ECs induces intracellular accumulation of mucins, elevated oxidative stress, and lipid droplet buildup. These alterations are concomitant with precocious disruption of ependymal barrier function, which results in the elevation of reactive astrocytes, microglia, and macrophages in the interstitial brain tissue of young mutant mice. Interestingly, similar alterations are observed during normal aging in ECs and the forebrain interstitium. Our findings constitute a conceptually new paradigm in the potential role of ECs in the initiation of various conditions and diseases in the aging brain.
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