Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization

In a global aging population, it is important to understand the factors affecting systemic aging and lifespan. Mitohormesis, an adaptive response caused by different insults affecting the mitochondrial network, triggers a response from the nuclear genome inducing several pathways that promote longev...

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Autores principales: Andrea Tapia, Martina Palomino-Schätzlein, Marta Roca, Agustín Lahoz, Antonio Pineda-Lucena, Víctor López del Amo, Máximo Ibo Galindo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d57201e3bf48444792557d70fa8d30f12021-11-25T17:53:41ZMild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization10.3390/ijms2222121331422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/d57201e3bf48444792557d70fa8d30f12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/22/12133https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067In a global aging population, it is important to understand the factors affecting systemic aging and lifespan. Mitohormesis, an adaptive response caused by different insults affecting the mitochondrial network, triggers a response from the nuclear genome inducing several pathways that promote longevity and metabolic health. Understanding the role of mitochondrial function during the aging process could help biomarker identification and the development of novel strategies for healthy aging. Herein, we interfered the muscle expression of the <i>Drosophila</i> genes <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i>, two genes that encode for proteins promoting mitochondrial fusion, orthologues of human <i>MFN2</i> and <i>OPA1</i>. Silencing of <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i> in muscle increases lifespan, improves locomotor capacities in the long term, and maintains muscular integrity. A metabolomic analysis revealed that muscle down-regulation of <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i> promotes a non-autonomous systemic metabolome reorganization, mainly affecting metabolites involved in the energetic homeostasis: carbohydrates, lipids and aminoacids. Interestingly, the differences are consistently more evident in younger flies, implying that there may exist an anticipative adaptation mediating the protective changes at the older age. We demonstrate that mild mitochondrial muscle disturbance plays an important role in <i>Drosophila</i> fitness and reveals metabolic connections between tissues. This study opens new avenues to explore the link of mitochondrial dynamics and inter-organ communication, as well as their relationship with muscle-related pathologies, or in which muscle aging is a risk factor for their appearance. Our results suggest that early intervention in muscle may prevent sarcopenia and promote healthy aging.Andrea TapiaMartina Palomino-SchätzleinMarta RocaAgustín LahozAntonio Pineda-LucenaVíctor López del AmoMáximo Ibo GalindoMDPI AGarticlemitohormesismetabolomicslifespan<i>Drosophila</i>insulin pathwayBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 12133, p 12133 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic mitohormesis
metabolomics
lifespan
<i>Drosophila</i>
insulin pathway
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle mitohormesis
metabolomics
lifespan
<i>Drosophila</i>
insulin pathway
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Andrea Tapia
Martina Palomino-Schätzlein
Marta Roca
Agustín Lahoz
Antonio Pineda-Lucena
Víctor López del Amo
Máximo Ibo Galindo
Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
description In a global aging population, it is important to understand the factors affecting systemic aging and lifespan. Mitohormesis, an adaptive response caused by different insults affecting the mitochondrial network, triggers a response from the nuclear genome inducing several pathways that promote longevity and metabolic health. Understanding the role of mitochondrial function during the aging process could help biomarker identification and the development of novel strategies for healthy aging. Herein, we interfered the muscle expression of the <i>Drosophila</i> genes <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i>, two genes that encode for proteins promoting mitochondrial fusion, orthologues of human <i>MFN2</i> and <i>OPA1</i>. Silencing of <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i> in muscle increases lifespan, improves locomotor capacities in the long term, and maintains muscular integrity. A metabolomic analysis revealed that muscle down-regulation of <i>Marf</i> and <i>Opa1</i> promotes a non-autonomous systemic metabolome reorganization, mainly affecting metabolites involved in the energetic homeostasis: carbohydrates, lipids and aminoacids. Interestingly, the differences are consistently more evident in younger flies, implying that there may exist an anticipative adaptation mediating the protective changes at the older age. We demonstrate that mild mitochondrial muscle disturbance plays an important role in <i>Drosophila</i> fitness and reveals metabolic connections between tissues. This study opens new avenues to explore the link of mitochondrial dynamics and inter-organ communication, as well as their relationship with muscle-related pathologies, or in which muscle aging is a risk factor for their appearance. Our results suggest that early intervention in muscle may prevent sarcopenia and promote healthy aging.
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author Andrea Tapia
Martina Palomino-Schätzlein
Marta Roca
Agustín Lahoz
Antonio Pineda-Lucena
Víctor López del Amo
Máximo Ibo Galindo
author_facet Andrea Tapia
Martina Palomino-Schätzlein
Marta Roca
Agustín Lahoz
Antonio Pineda-Lucena
Víctor López del Amo
Máximo Ibo Galindo
author_sort Andrea Tapia
title Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
title_short Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
title_full Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
title_fullStr Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
title_full_unstemmed Mild Muscle Mitochondrial Fusion Distress Extends <i>Drosophila</i> Lifespan through an Early and Systemic Metabolome Reorganization
title_sort mild muscle mitochondrial fusion distress extends <i>drosophila</i> lifespan through an early and systemic metabolome reorganization
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d57201e3bf48444792557d70fa8d30f1
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