AUTHOR=Fuku Noriyuki , He Zi-hong , Sanchis-Gomar Fabian , Pareja-Galeano Helios , Tian Ye , Arai Yasumichi , Abe Yukiko , Murakami Haruka , Miyachi Motohiko , Zempo Hirofumi , Naito Hisashi , Yvert Thomas , Verde Zoraida , Venturini Letizia , Fiuza-Luces Carmen , Santos-Lozano Alejandro , Rodriguez-Romo Gabriel , Ricevuti Giovanni , Hirose Nobuyoshi , Emanuele Enzo , Garatachea Nuria , Lucia Alejandro 

TITLE=Exceptional longevity and muscle and fitness related genotypes: a functional in vitro analysis and case-control association replication study with SNPs THRH rs7832552, IL6 rs1800795, and ACSL1 rs6552828

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2015

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/aging-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00059

DOI=10.3389/fnagi.2015.00059

ISSN=1663-4365

ABSTRACT=<p>There are several gene variants that are candidates to influence functional capacity in long-lived individuals. As such, their potential association with exceptional longevity (EL, i.e., reaching 100+ years) deserves analysis. Among them are rs7832552 in the thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor (<italic>TRHR</italic>) gene, rs1800795 in the interleukin-6 (<italic>IL6</italic>) gene and rs6552828 in the coenzyme A synthetase long-chain 1 (<italic>ACSL1</italic>) gene. To gain insight into their functionality (which is yet unknown), here we determined for the first time luciferase gene reporter activity at the muscle tissue level in rs7832552 and rs6552828. We then compared allele/genotype frequencies of the 3 abovementioned variants among centenarians [<italic>n</italic> = 138, age range 100–111 years (114 women)] and healthy controls [<italic>n</italic> = 334, 20–50 years (141 women)] of the same ethnic and geographic origin (Spain). We also studied healthy centenarians [<italic>n</italic> = 79, 100–104 years (40 women)] and controls [<italic>n</italic> = 316, 27–81 years (156 women)] from Italy, and centenarians [<italic>n</italic> = 742, 100–116 years (623 women)] and healthy controls [<italic>n</italic> = 499, 23–59 years (356 women)] from Japan. The <italic>THRH</italic> rs7832552 <italic>T</italic>-allele and <italic>ACSL1</italic> rs6552828 <italic>A</italic>-allele up-regulated luciferase activity compared to the <italic>C</italic> and <italic>G</italic>-allele, respectively (<italic>P</italic> = 0.001). Yet we found no significant association of EL with rs7832552, rs1800795 or rs6552828 in any of the 3 cohorts. Further research is needed with larger cohorts of centenarians of different origin as well as with younger old people.</p>