title: Promoter methylation analysis of SIRT3, SMARCA5, HTERT and CDH1 genes in aging and Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Longevity related genes were investigated concerning promoter methylation. SIRT3, SMARCA5, HTERT and CDH1 promoters were analyzed in peripheral blood in relation to gender, age and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methylation Specific PCR assay (MSP) was used. There were no significant differences in methylation frequencies of SIRT3, SMARCA5 and CDH1 among young, elderly and AD groups (p> 0.05), showing no association with aging or AD. On the other hand, HTERT methylation frequency was associated with the aging process, in that AD patients differed from elderly controls (p=0.0086), probably due to telomere and immune dysfunctions involved in AD pathogenesis.
authors: Department of Morphology, Genetics Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Patrícia Natália Oliveira
authors: PN
authors: Silva
authors: Carolina Oliveira
authors: CO
authors: Gigek
authors: Mariana Ferreira
authors: MF
authors: Leal
authors: Paulo Henrique Ferreira
authors: PH
authors: Bertolucci
authors: Roger Willian
authors: RW
authors: de Labio
authors: Spencer Luiz Marques
authors: SL
authors: Payão
authors: Marília de Arruda Cardoso
authors: Mde A
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics*; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000235:genetics*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D006801:Humans; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D056566:Sirtuin 3; D037761:Sirtuins / Q000235:genetics*; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; C513384:CDH1 protein, human; D015820:Cadherins; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; C509186:TERT protein, human; D019098:Telomerase; C466093:SIRT3 protein, human; D056566:Sirtuin 3; D037761:Sirtuins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C409462:SMARCA5 protein, human