The progressive decline of physiological function and the increased risk of age-related diseases challenge healthy aging. Multiple anti-aging manipulations, such as senolytics, have proven beneficial for health; however, the biomarkers that label in vivo senescence at systemic levels are lacking, thus hindering anti-aging applications. In this study, we generate a Glb1+/m‒Glb1-2A-mCherry (GAC) reporter allele at the Glb1 gene locus, which encodes lysosomal β-galactosidase—an enzyme elevated in tissues of old mice. A linear correlation between GAC signal and chronological age is established in a cohort of middle-aged (9 to 13 months) Glb1+/m mice. The high GAC signal is closely associated with cardiac hypertrophy and a shortened lifespan. Moreover, the GAC signal is exponentially increased in pathological senescence induced by bleomycin in the lung. Senolytic dasatinib and quercetin (D + Q) reduce GAC signal in bleomycin treated mice. Thus, the Glb1-2A-mCherry reporter mice monitors systemic aging and function decline, predicts lifespan, and may facilitate the understanding of aging mechanisms and help in the development of anti-aging interventions.
Nitrogen‐doped three‐dimensional graphene (N‐doped 3D‐graphene) is a graphene derivative with excellent adsorption capacity, large specific surface area, high porosity, and optoelectronic properties. Herein, N‐doped 3D‐graphene/Si heterojunctions were grown in situ directly on silicon (Si) substrates via plasma‐assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD), which is promising for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates candidates. Combined analyses of theoretical simulation, incorporating N atoms in 3D‐graphene are beneficial to increase the electronic state density of the system and enhance the charge transfer between the substrate and the target molecules. The enhancement of the optical and electric fields benefits from the stronger light‐matter interaction improved by the natural nano‐resonator structure of N‐doped 3D‐graphene. The as‐prepared SERS substrates based on N‐doped 3D‐graphene/Si heterojunctions achieve ultra‐low detection for various molecules: 10−8 M for methylene blue (MB) and 10−9 M for crystal violet (CRV) with rhodamine (R6G) of 10−10 M. In practical detected, 10−8 M thiram was precisely detected in apple peel extract. The results indicate that N‐doped 3D‐graphene/Si heterojunctions based‐SERS substrates have promising applications in low‐concentration molecular detection and food safety.
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