title: Modulation of gut microbiota and delayed immunosenescence as a result of syringaresinol consumption in middle-aged mice.
abstract: Age-associated immunological dysfunction (immunosenescence) is closely linked to perturbation of the gut microbiota. Here, we investigated whether syringaresinol (SYR), a polyphenolic lignan, modulates immune aging and the gut microbiota associated with this effect in middle-aged mice. Compared with age-matched control mice, SYR treatment delayed immunosenescence by enhancing the numbers of total CD3+T cells and naïve T cells. SYR treatment induced the expression of Bim as well as activation of FOXO3 in Foxp3+regulatory T cells (Tregs). Furthermore, SYR treatment significantly enhanced the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared with that in age-matched controls by increasing beneficial bacteria, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, while reducing the opportunistic pathogenic genus, Akkermansia. In addition, SYR treatment reduced the serum level of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, an inflammatory marker, and enhanced humoral immunity against influenza vaccination to the level of young control mice. Taken together, these findings suggest that SYR may rejuvenate the immune system through modulation of gut integrity and microbiota diversity as well as composition in middle-aged mice, which may delay the immunosenescence associated with aging.
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Si-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Juewon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hae
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Il-Hong
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunbok
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|BK21Plus Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Mu
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Joo
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Su-Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: R&D Unit, AmorePacific Corporation, Gyeonggi-do 17074, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Song Seok
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Academy of Immunology and Microbiology (AIM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea.|Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology (IBB), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sin-Hyeog
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.|BK21Plus Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hang-Rae
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D000071316:Forkhead Box Protein O3 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005663:Furans / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D000068884:Immunosenescence / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D017705:Lignans / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D061327:Verrucomicrobia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D000071316:Forkhead Box Protein O3; D005663:Furans; D017705:Lignans; C042192:syringaresinol