Quercetin (QUER) is a natural polyphenolic compound endowed with beneficial properties for human health, with anti-aging effects. However, although this flavonoid is commercially available as a nutraceutical, target molecules/pathways underlying its pro-longevity potential have yet to be fully clarified. Here, we investigated QUER activity in yeast chronological aging, the established model for simulating the aging of postmitotic quiescent mammalian cells. We found that QUER supplementation at the onset of chronological aging, namely at the diauxic shift, significantly increases chronological lifespan (CLS). Consistent with the antioxidant properties of QUER, this extension takes place in concert with a decrease in oxidative stress. In addition, QUER triggers substantial changes in carbon metabolism. Specifically, it promotes an enhancement of a pro-longevity anabolic metabolism toward gluconeogenesis due to improved catabolism of C2 by-products of yeast fermentation and glycerol. The former is attributable to the Sir2-dependent activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and the latter to the L-glycerol 3-phosphate pathway. Such a combined increased supply of gluconeogenesis leads to an increase in the reserve carbohydrate trehalose, ensuring CLS extension. Moreover, QUER supplementation to chronologically aging cells in water alone amplifies their long-lived phenotype. This is associated with intracellular glycerol catabolism and trehalose increase, further indicating a QUER-specific influence on carbon metabolism that results in CLS extension.

Abbiati, F., Garagnani, S., Orlandi, I., Vai, M. (2023). Sir2 and Glycerol Underlie the Pro-Longevity Effect of Quercetin during Yeast Chronological Aging. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 24(15) [10.3390/ijms241512223].

Sir2 and Glycerol Underlie the Pro-Longevity Effect of Quercetin during Yeast Chronological Aging

Abbiati, F;Orlandi, I;Vai, M
2023

Abstract

Quercetin (QUER) is a natural polyphenolic compound endowed with beneficial properties for human health, with anti-aging effects. However, although this flavonoid is commercially available as a nutraceutical, target molecules/pathways underlying its pro-longevity potential have yet to be fully clarified. Here, we investigated QUER activity in yeast chronological aging, the established model for simulating the aging of postmitotic quiescent mammalian cells. We found that QUER supplementation at the onset of chronological aging, namely at the diauxic shift, significantly increases chronological lifespan (CLS). Consistent with the antioxidant properties of QUER, this extension takes place in concert with a decrease in oxidative stress. In addition, QUER triggers substantial changes in carbon metabolism. Specifically, it promotes an enhancement of a pro-longevity anabolic metabolism toward gluconeogenesis due to improved catabolism of C2 by-products of yeast fermentation and glycerol. The former is attributable to the Sir2-dependent activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and the latter to the L-glycerol 3-phosphate pathway. Such a combined increased supply of gluconeogenesis leads to an increase in the reserve carbohydrate trehalose, ensuring CLS extension. Moreover, QUER supplementation to chronologically aging cells in water alone amplifies their long-lived phenotype. This is associated with intracellular glycerol catabolism and trehalose increase, further indicating a QUER-specific influence on carbon metabolism that results in CLS extension.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sir2; chronological aging; glycerol catabolism; quercetin; trehalose;
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31-lug-2023
2023
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Abbiati, F., Garagnani, S., Orlandi, I., Vai, M. (2023). Sir2 and Glycerol Underlie the Pro-Longevity Effect of Quercetin during Yeast Chronological Aging. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 24(15) [10.3390/ijms241512223].
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