Sequencing Data Suggests Calorie Restriction Slows Age-Related Microbiota Changes in Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Description
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have altered intestinal microbiota. Studies have shown that reduced intestinal microbiota in AD animal models decreases amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaque deposition. This age-related changes in the microbiota contribute to immunologic and physiologic decline. Previous study indicated that calorie restriction (CR) reduced brain Aβ deposition in Tg2576 mouse model of AD. This study examined whether CR alters the microbiome during aging. Mice were randomized to either an ad libitum (AL) or CR diet and they were singly housed in order to ensure that the appropriate number of calories were consumed. For every 1 g consumed by an AL-fed animal, 0.71 g of the CR diet was administered to the CR cohort. The dataset contains 16S rRNA sequencing data.
Access
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Free to All
- Instructions
- Sequencing data from the microbiota 16S rRNA are available from the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) through BioProject.
- Grant Support
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Sergei S. Zlinkoff Fund/Sergei S. Zlinkoff FundWomen’s Brain Initiative/Brigham and Women’s HospitalC&D Technologies/C&D TechnologiesPilot Projects Program/Harvard NeuroDiscovery CenterWomen’s Alzheimer’s Research Fund/Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement