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To determine whether dietary spermidine supports brain health and mitochondrial function during aging through the hypusination of translation initiation factor eIF5A.

April 1, 2021Cell ReportsOpen Access

eIF5A hypusination, boosted by dietary spermidine, protects from premature brain aging and mitochondrial dysfunction

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YLYongTian LiangFreie Universität Berlin CPChengji PiaoFreie Universität Berlin CBChristine B. BeuschelFreie Universität Berlin

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Experimental study demonstrates that dietary spermidine restores eIF5A hypusination and mitochondrial function in aging fruit flies, highlighting a therapeutic target for cognitive decline.

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To determine whether dietary spermidine supports brain health and mitochondrial function during aging through the hypusination of translation initiation factor eIF5A.
Assessed hypusinated eIF5A levels in the brains of Drosophila melanogaster across different ages and in response to dietary spermidine supplementation.
Genetically disrupted eIF5A hypusination pathways in adult fruit flies to evaluate the specific role of the modification.
Measured brain mitochondrial respiration along with behavioral assays testing locomotion and memory formation.
Hypusinated eIF5A levels naturally decreased with age in the Drosophila brain, but this reduction was successfully restored via dietary spermidine supplementation.
Genetic suppression of eIF5A hypusination directly reduced brain mitochondrial respiration, recapitulating age-related mitochondrial dysfunction.
Loss of eIF5A hypusination led to premature deterioration of locomotor ability and memory formation in adult flies.

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Liang et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72e763bfabfe3aef60d69f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108941

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Experimental study demonstrates that dietary spermidine restores eIF5A hypusination and mitochondrial function in aging fruit flies, highlighting a therapeutic target for cognitive decline.

eIF5A hypusination, boosted by dietary spermidine, protects from premature brain aging and mitochondrial dysfunction

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eIF5A hypusination, boosted by dietary spermidine, protects from premature brain aging and mitochondrial dysfunction

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