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Aging is associated with a decline in liver function, which increases the risk of age-related metabolic disorders. Calorie restriction (CR) counteracts age-related changes in the liver; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains elusive. In this study, we integrated transcriptomic, bioinformatic, and molecular analyses to investigate the effects of aging and CR on age-related gene expression in the rat liver, focusing on the interplay between the circadian rhythm and lipid metabolism. Our results revealed aging-induced upregulation of , a key circadian repressor, and downregulation of , accompanied by decreased expression of fatty acid oxidation genes and increased expression of lipogenic genes. CR attenuated these age-related changes and restored circadian rhythm-related gene expression. Furthermore, we demonstrated that overexpression inhibited PPARα binding to peroxisome proliferator response elements (PPRE), resulting in decreased fatty acid oxidation gene expression. Our findings suggest that age-related dysregulation of contributes to impaired lipid metabolism in liver aging, and CR may exert its beneficial effects by modulating the interaction between NR1D1 and PPARα. This study provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms linking circadian rhythms and lipid metabolism in hepatic aging.
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Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands.
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State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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