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Systems approaches to the networks of aging
Authors:Kriete Andres  Sokhansanj Bahrad A  Coppock Donald L  West Geoffrey B
Institution:School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, Science and Health System, Chestnut Street 3401, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. andres.kriete@drexel.edu
Abstract:The aging of an organism is the result of complex changes in structure and function of molecules, cells, tissues, and whole body systems. To increase our understanding of how aging works, we have to analyze and integrate quantitative evidence from multiple levels of biological organization. Here, we define a broader conceptual framework for a quantitative, computational systems biology approach to aging. Initially, we consider fractal supply networks that give rise to scaling laws relating body mass, metabolism and lifespan. This approach provides a top-down view of constrained cellular processes. Concomitantly, multi-omics data generation build such a framework from the bottom-up, using modeling strategies to identify key pathways and their physiological capacity. Multiscale spatio-temporal representations finally connect molecular processes with structural organization. As aging manifests on a systems level, it emerges as a highly networked process regulated through feedback loops between levels of biological organization.
Keywords:Systems biology  Aging models  Scaling laws  Biological networks  Physiome
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