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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Oleanolic Acid Slows Down Aging Through IGF-1 Affecting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway.

Yan Xu, Jianlei Wei, Wang Wang, Zebin Mao, Didi Wang, Tao Zhang, Pengxia Zhang

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Yan XuMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.
Jianlei WeiMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.
Wang WangMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.
Zebin MaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Didi WangMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.
Tao ZhangMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.
Pengxia ZhangMedical College of Basic Sciences, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China.

Funding

"Dongji" Academic Team Project of Jiamusi University DJXSTD202404Heilongjiang Natural Science Foundation project LH2022H090Heilongjiang Province "double first-class" discipline collaborative innovation achievement project LJGXCG2023-089the immune Microenvironment and Major Chronic Diseases Research Team, the Innovation Team of the Department of Education (Department level) 2024-KYYWF-0617
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Abstract

objectiveA pentacyclic triterpene, oleanolic acid (OA), has anti-inflammatory activity. The role of oleanolic acid in aging is poorly understood, and the regulatory mechanism of IGF-1 signaling in aging is still not fully understood. Thus, we hypothesized that OA could delay aging by regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway via insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).

methodThis study initially established a replicative aging model and a bleomycin-induced aging model in human dermal fibroblast (HDF) and mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cell lines. On this basis, IGF-1 inhibitors or IGF-1 recombinant proteins were then combined with OA (at a concentration of 20 μM) and treated for 72 h. The project plans to detect the expression of aging-related proteins such as CDKN2A (p16) using Western blot technology, detect the expression of aging-related factors such as Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and Interleukin-8 (IL-8) using Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR), Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), and other technologies, and combine Senescence-Associated β-Galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining to detect changes in aging.

resultsThe expression of IGF-1, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, aging-related proteins P16, and aging-related secretory factors (SASP) IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 was increased in senescent cells. After treatment with jujuboside, the expression of IGF-1, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, aging-related protein P16, and aging-related secretory factors IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 were decreased.

conclusionThe findings suggested that OA slowed down aging by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR expression through IGF-1. These findings suggest OA as a potential new drug and its mechanisms for anti-aging.

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AgingInsulin-Like Growth Factor IOleanolic AcidPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsCell LineCellular SenescenceFibroblastsHumansMiceInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMTOR protein, humanOleanolic AcidPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAgingInsulin-like growth factor-1Oleanolic acidPI3K/AKT/mTOR

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