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ArticleAging cell2026

Multi-Omics Reveals Mechanisms of Metabolic Rejuvenation in Aged Mice and Pre-Frail Older Men by Losartan.

Michael R Bene, Cissy Zhang, Reyhan Westbrook, Mariann Gabrawy, Ruth Marx, Yuqiong Wu, Mohammed Khadeer, Ceereena Ubaida-Mohien, Luigi Ferrucci, Ruin Moaddel and 4 more

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Michael R BeneDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Cissy ZhangGigantest, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Reyhan WestbrookDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Mariann GabrawyDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ruth MarxDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Yuqiong WuDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Mohammed KhadeerBiomedical Research Centre, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ceereena Ubaida-MohienBiomedical Research Centre, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Luigi FerrucciBiomedical Research Centre, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6273-1613
Ruin MoaddelBiomedical Research Centre, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Anne LeGigantest, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jeremy D WalstonDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jessica L LeeDivision of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Peter M AbadirDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

Technological Assessment and Solutions Core - RC4P30AG021334 · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2003 to 2025
$6.1M
Multidisciplinary Rheumatology Training ProgramT32AR048522 · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2003 to 2025
$766k
NIA Career Development Award K24AG088484NIAMS NIH HHS 5T32AR048522-20NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR048522NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021334NIA Translational Aging Research Training Grant 2T32AG058527-06A1
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Abstract

Aging is associated with significant alterations in systemic metabolism across species. We employed targeted metabolomics to investigate the effects of losartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, on the serum metabolome of aged mice and pre-frail older men. Losartan treatment resulted in a shift in serum metabolome aging signature to a more youthful state. This rejuvenation effect appears to be contingent on the presence of functional angiotensin II receptors, with receptor knockout mice showing no rejuvenation effect with treatment. Additionally, we observed a similar rejuvenation effect of losartan in the cardiac proteome of aged mice, with the most pronounced changes occurring in proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation. While our study did not encompass a full lifespan analysis, in alignment with previous reports of lifespan extension in other models, we noted a statistically significant improvement in survival among geriatric mice treated with losartan. In parallel, we analyzed serum metabolomics data from pre-frail older men from a phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled trial of losartan, which indicated a dose-dependent metabolic rejuvenation effect. Correlation network analysis revealed divergent aging effects between species, with mice exhibiting broad decreases in metabolite concentrations and humans showing increases, particularly across lipid species. Principal component analysis further highlighted a global shift in metabolite levels, potentially linked to changes in lipoprotein metabolism, plasma volume, and amino acid metabolism with age. In summary, our results suggest that losartan can partially reverse age-related metabolomic changes in both male mice and humans, with distinct species-specific responses.

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AgingLosartanRejuvenationAgedAnimalsHumansMaleMetabolomeMetabolomicsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiomicsLosartan

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PMID42017270
PMCPMC13100804

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