Developing the Common Marmoset as a Translational Geroscience Model to Study the Microbiome and Healthy Aging

Author:

Reveles Kelly R.12ORCID,Hickmott Alexana J.23,Strey Kelsey A.12,Mustoe Aaryn C.23,Arroyo Juan Pablo23,Power Michael L.4ORCID,Ridenhour Benjamin J.5ORCID,Amato Katherine R.6,Ross Corinna N.23ORCID

Affiliation:

1. College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA

2. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA

3. Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA

4. Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC 20008, USA

5. Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA

6. Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA

Abstract

Emerging data support associations between the depletion of the healthy gut microbiome and aging-related physiological decline and disease. In humans, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been used successfully to restore gut microbiome structure and function and to treat C. difficile infections, but its application to healthy aging has been scarcely investigated. The marmoset is an excellent model for evaluating microbiome-mediated changes with age and interventional treatments due to their relatively shorter lifespan and many social, behavioral, and physiological functions that mimic human aging. Prior work indicates that FMT is safe in marmosets and may successfully mediate gut microbiome function and host health. This narrative review (1) provides an overview of the rationale for FMT to support healthy aging using the marmoset as a translational geroscience model, (2) summarizes the prior use of FMT in marmosets, (3) outlines a protocol synthesized from prior literature for studying FMT in aging marmosets, and (4) describes limitations, knowledge gaps, and future research needs in this field.

Funder

NIH/National Institute on Aging

NIH

Publisher

MDPI AG

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