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Impact of advanced parental age in the susceptibility of offspring to neurodegenerative diseases

Jyoti Mishra, Deepashree Sheshadri, Rashmi Parihar, Subramaniam Ganesh
FENS Forum 2024(2024)
Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

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FENS Forum 2024

Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria

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Jyoti Mishra, Deepashree Sheshadri, Rashmi Parihar, Subramaniam Ganesh

Abstract

The progressive increase in parental age at conception and its impact on the offspring's well-being has concerned researchers about possible adverse outcomes. Studies have reported a wide range of health risks, including genetic abnormalities, psychiatric morbidity and neurodegeneration, in the offspring born to aged parents. Indeed, a few studies from animal models show the trans-generational effects of advanced parental age (APA). We, therefore, aimed to understand if APA affects the overall fitness of offspring in F1 and F2. We have used Drosophila (Canton S) as a model system for this. The experimental approach included setting up four categories of cross: Young Father x Young Mother (YFYM), Old Father x Young Mother (OFYM), Young Father x Old Mother (YFOM), and Old Father x Old Mother (OFOM). Here, young age refers to 7-day-old, and old age refers to 40-day-old flies. Our findings reveal that F1 born to older parent groups (YFOM, OFYM, and OFOM) showed significantly reduced lifespan, decreased fecundity, impaired motor abilities, and higher susceptibility to starvation stresses compared with F1 born to young parent (YFYM). Our findings underscore the negative association between parental age at conception and fitness traits, including the neuromotor abilities of the progeny. Thus, the current study highlights the need for extensive research to understand the outcomes of APA in disease models.

Unique ID: fens-24/impact-advanced-parental-susceptibility-089205ab