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Interplay between bioenergetics and oxidative stress at normal brain aging. Aging as a result of increasing disbalance in the system oxidative stress–energy provision

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Abstract

At normal aging, the brain exhibits signs of compromised bioenergetic and increased levels of products of interaction between reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and brain constituents. Under normal conditions, steady-state levels of ATP and ROS/RNS fluctuate in certain ranges providing basis for stable homeostasis. However, from time to time these parameters leave a “comfort zone,” and at adulthood, organisms are able to cope with these challenges efficiently, whereas at aging, efficiency of the systems maintaining homeostasis declines. That is very true for the brain due to high ATP demands which are mainly covered by mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Such active oxidative metabolism gives rise to intensive ROS generation as side products. The situation is worsened by high brain level of polyunsaturated fatty acids which are substrates for ROS/RNS attack and production of lipid peroxides. In this review, organization of energetic metabolism in the brain with a focus on its interplay with ROS at aging is discussed. The working hypothesis on aging as a disbalance between oxidative stress and energy provision as a reason for brain aging is proposed. From this point of view, normal age-related physiological decline in the brain functions results from increased disbalance between decrease in capability of the brain to control constantly increased incapability to maintain ROS levels and produce ATP due to amplification of vicious cycles intensification of oxidative stress <----> impairment of energy provision.

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Abbreviations

AcCoA:

Acetyl coenzyme A

ETC:

Electron transport chain

KB:

Ketone bodies

LPO:

Lipid peroxidation

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

OxPhos:

Oxidative phosphorylation

PPP:

Pentose phosphate pathway

RNS:

Reactive nitrogen species

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

TCA cycle:

Tricarboxylic acid cycle

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Lushchak, V.I. Interplay between bioenergetics and oxidative stress at normal brain aging. Aging as a result of increasing disbalance in the system oxidative stress–energy provision. Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol 473, 713–722 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-021-02531-4

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Keywords

  • Glucose
  • Glycolysis
  • Ketone bodies
  • Oxidative phosphorylation
  • Reactive oxygen species