Glycation : from inflammation to aging

Team 5 – UMR1167 – Université de Lille – INSERM  – CHU Lille – Institut Pasteur de Lille, JUNIA

Presentation

Highlights

• We have demonstrated that the activation of the Ligands / RAGE axis is responsible for signal transduction leading to an acute or chronic pro-inflammatory state with low grade depending on the context. This low-grade inflammation accelerates aging, especially renal aging (interstitial fibrosis, tubular atrophy and glomerulosclerosis) and leads to what is grouped together under the term inflammaging (M Frimat et al, Aging, 2019).

• We have shown in mice (wild type and db/db) that a twelve-week treatment with a probiotic strain of Lactobacillus improves certain characteristics of diabetes: reduced levels of early markers (product of Amadori – furosin) and advanced (carboxymethyllysine) glycation in the kidneys, and improved levels of plasma lipid profiles. (A Guilbaud et al, Mol Nut Food Res, 2020).

• In order to better understand the aging mechanisms induced by the activation of the RAGE-Ligands axis, we have developed in the laboratory and used the model of aging Caenorhabditis elegans. Our first results validate the use of C. elegans as an animal model to demonstrate the molecular mechanisms involved in the toxicity of AGEs and the activation of RAGE.

• We demonstrated that a diet enriched in AGEs accelerates endothelial dysfunction and vascular aging (arterial stiffness) via RAGE in mice (N Grossin et al, Mol Nut Food Res, 2015).

• We are developping  an analytical procedure by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry to quantify biomarkers of non-enzymatic, post-translational modifications (glycation, carbamylation and oxidation) of proteins in different matrices.

Transversal projects

CPER RAGING 2018-2020 (IPL – UdL – HEI)

Inflammaging, a contraction of the terms “inflammation” and “aging”, corresponds to a low-grade state of inflammation, diffuse in the body, progressing slowly, with no obvious inflammatory focus. This systemic inflammation constitutes the substrate common to most chronic diseases linked to aging (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, AMD, type II diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, etc.) Inflammaging poses a real health problem public, since it not only increases morbidity and mortality, but also strongly impacts the quality of life of patients. Consequently, the identification of the biological processes making it possible to control it is essential to allow the population to “age better”. The objectives of the project are to design, select, develop and test (in vitro / in vivo) RAGE antagonists to assess the global role of RAGE in inflammaging.

The project is divided into 2 main tasks:

1- Develop RAGE antagonists

2- Biologically evaluate the antagonists developed

ANR ExoAGEing 2020-2023 (UdLille – HEI– LaSalle Beauvais – UdReims)

Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs), notably carboxymethyl-lysine (CML), are involved in age-related diseases and found at high levels in several processed foods. The exposure to dietary AGES, particularly in critical developmental periods but also throughout life, raises questions about their harmfulness to health, specifically their role in low-grade inflammation, inflammaging and age-related disorders.

The aim of this collaborative project is to understand by which biological mechanisms perinatal or lifelong exposure to dietary CML contributes to the induction of chronic, low-grade inflammation and the occurrence of related chronic diseases. The novelty of this study lies in its interdisciplinary examination of the molecular mechanisms underlying the deleterious effects of CML, and its testing of antagonists that block the CML-mediated cellular response via RAGE, the receptor for AGEs.
Our strategy is to use transgenic mice, C. elegans and cellular models in order to fully elucidate the mechanisms by which CML acts in vivo (the CML–RAGE axis), and to develop a new anti inflammaging drug.

ANR MIMETIC 2020-2021 (UdLille – CHULille)

The clinical spectrum of patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic to multiorgan failure requiring admission to the intensive care and resuscitation (ICU) unit. A better understanding of the physiopathological mechanisms is a prerequisite for the discovery of new therapeutic targets. In addition, the identification of early and predictive markers of patient development would help guide them to the best care unit and prevent ICU overload. The MIMETIC project will identify new mitochondrial and metabolic markers predictive of patient progress, allowing them to optimize their management and relieve UHIs. We hope to identify metabolic and mitochondrial parameters that will give a better understanding of the pathophysiology, to identify new therapeutic targets and to find new biomarkers that will allow an optimized management of patients suffering from COVID-19.

Members

Mike HOWSAM (IGR)
IGR
ORCID number : 0000-0002-6344-8908

Steve LANCEL
PU
ORCID number : 0000-0002-3292-5433

Sébastien PREAU
PU-PH
ORCID number : 0000-0002-8638-7183

Gaëlle GROLAUX
Tech

Constance DUBOIS
PhD student

Alina GHINET
E-C
ORCID number : 0000-0001-6468-4331 

Lisa BONIN
PhD student

Christine SAFI
PhD student

Antoine MORVAN
M2R

Publications

Guilbaud A, Howsam M, Niquet-Léridon C, Delguste F, Fremont M, Lestavel S, Maboudou P, Garat A, Schraen S, Onraed B, Foligné B, Boulanger É, Tessier FJ. (2020)
The Effect of Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 Treatment on Glycation and Diabetes Complications.
Mol Nutr Food Res 64:e1901018.

Teissier T, Quersin V, Gnemmi V, Daroux M, Howsam M, Delguste F, Lemoine C, Fradin C, Schmidt AM, Cauffiez C, Brousseau T, Glowacki F, Tessier FJ, Boulanger E, Frimat M. (2019)
Knockout of receptor for advanced glycation end-products attenuates age-related renal lesions.
Aging Cell 18(2):e12850.

Yu Y, Wang L, Delguste F, Durand A, Guilbaud A, Rousselin C, Schmidt AM, Tessier F, Boulanger E, Neviere R. (2017)
Advanced glycation end products receptor RAGE controls myocardial dysfunction and oxidative stress in high-fat fed mice by sustaining mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy-lysosome pathway.
Free Radic Biol Med. 112:397-410.

Tessier FJ, Niquet-Léridon C, Jacolot P, Jouquand C, Genin M, Schmidt AM, Grossin N, Boulanger E. (2016)
Quantitative assessment of organ distribution of dietary protein-bound (13) C-labeled N(ε) -carboxymethyllysine after a chronic oral exposure in mice.
Mol Nutr Food Res 60:2446-2456.

Grossin N, Auger F, Niquet-Leridon C, Durieux N, Montaigne D, Schmidt AM, Susen S, Jacolot P, Beuscart JB, Tessier FJ, Boulanger E. (2015)
Dietary CML-enriched protein induces functional arterial aging in a RAGE-dependent manner in mice.
Mol Nutr Food Res 59:927-938.

Keywords

Glycation ; AGEs ; RAGE ; Inflammation ; Aging ; Inflammaging ; Mitochondria ; Transdisciplinary research ; Physiology ; Analytical chemistry ; Molecular biology ; Cell biology ; Drug design ; LC-MS/MS ; Nuclear magnetic resonance ; Micro-injection ; Binding test ; Chiral separation ; Vessels ; Kidney

Team contact

Pr Éric Boulanger
PU-PH, Lille University

eric.boulanger@univ-lille.fr
03 20 62 69 68