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Main Authors: Yildiz, Cennet, Akpınaroğlu, Can, Medina, Isabel
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Nutrition research reviews 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41340293/
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author Yildiz, Cennet
Akpınaroğlu, Can
Medina, Isabel
author_facet Yildiz, Cennet
Akpınaroğlu, Can
Medina, Isabel
Yildiz, Cennet
Akpınaroğlu, Can
Medina, Isabel
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Unravelling the nutritional threads with novel associations of cognitive functions and telomerase. Yildiz, Cennet Akpınaroğlu, Can Medina, Isabel Humans Telomerase Cognition Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Cognitive Dysfunction Oxidative Stress Brain Aging Docosahexaenoic Acids Telomere Diet Biomarkers Eicosapentaenoic Acid Cognitive decline is a hallmark of brain ageing. Leucocyte telomere length (LTL) has emerged as a candidate biomarker related to brain ageing and neurodegeneration; however, reported associations with cognition and brain structure vary across cohorts. Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), notably docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects that may, in some contexts, relate to slower telomere attrition. Here, we synthesise evidence on -3 PUFA, telomere biology and cognitive outcomes, integrating clinical, epidemiologic and experimental data. We emphasise biological plausibility (oxidative stress/inflammation, membrane remodelling, mitochondrial function and expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) through PI3K/Akt/mTOR, NRF2 and epigenetic modifications) while acknowledging heterogeneous human findings and methodological considerations (assay variability, life-course timing, cognitive domains and biomarker stratification). We outline priorities for future studies to clarify causal pathways and inform dietary strategies that support healthy cognitive ageing.
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spellingShingle Unravelling the nutritional threads with novel associations of cognitive functions and telomerase.
Yildiz, Cennet
Akpınaroğlu, Can
Medina, Isabel
Humans
Telomerase
Cognition
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Cognitive Dysfunction
Oxidative Stress
Brain
Aging
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Telomere
Diet
Biomarkers
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Unravelling the nutritional threads with novel associations of cognitive functions and telomerase. Yildiz, Cennet Akpınaroğlu, Can Medina, Isabel Humans Telomerase Cognition Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Cognitive Dysfunction Oxidative Stress Brain Aging Docosahexaenoic Acids Telomere Diet Biomarkers Eicosapentaenoic Acid Cognitive decline is a hallmark of brain ageing. Leucocyte telomere length (LTL) has emerged as a candidate biomarker related to brain ageing and neurodegeneration; however, reported associations with cognition and brain structure vary across cohorts. Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), notably docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects that may, in some contexts, relate to slower telomere attrition. Here, we synthesise evidence on -3 PUFA, telomere biology and cognitive outcomes, integrating clinical, epidemiologic and experimental data. We emphasise biological plausibility (oxidative stress/inflammation, membrane remodelling, mitochondrial function and expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) through PI3K/Akt/mTOR, NRF2 and epigenetic modifications) while acknowledging heterogeneous human findings and methodological considerations (assay variability, life-course timing, cognitive domains and biomarker stratification). We outline priorities for future studies to clarify causal pathways and inform dietary strategies that support healthy cognitive ageing.
title Unravelling the nutritional threads with novel associations of cognitive functions and telomerase.
topic Humans
Telomerase
Cognition
Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Cognitive Dysfunction
Oxidative Stress
Brain
Aging
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Telomere
Diet
Biomarkers
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41340293/