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Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence
Immunosenescence is a multi-faceted phenomenon at the root of age-associated immune dysfunction. It can lead to an array of pathological conditions, including but not limited to a decreased capability to surveil and clear senescent cells (SnCs) and cancerous cells, an increased autoimmune responses...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34382946 http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.203405 |
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author | Budamagunta, Vivekananda Foster, Thomas C. Zhou, Daohong |
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description | Immunosenescence is a multi-faceted phenomenon at the root of age-associated immune dysfunction. It can lead to an array of pathological conditions, including but not limited to a decreased capability to surveil and clear senescent cells (SnCs) and cancerous cells, an increased autoimmune responses leading to tissue damage, a reduced ability to tackle pathogens, and a decreased competence to illicit a robust response to vaccination. Cellular senescence is a phenomenon by which oncogene-activated, stressed or damaged cells undergo a stable cell cycle arrest. Failure to efficiently clear SnCs results in their accumulation in an organism as it ages. SnCs actively secrete a myriad of molecules, collectively called senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which are factors that cause dysfunction in the neighboring tissue. Though both cellular senescence and immunosenescence have been studied extensively and implicated in various pathologies, their relationship has not been greatly explored. In the wake of an ongoing pandemic (COVID-19) that disproportionately affects the elderly, immunosenescence as a function of age has become a topic of great importance. The goal of this review is to explore the role of cellular senescence in age-associated lymphoid organ dysfunction and immunosenescence, and provide a framework to explore therapies to rejuvenate the aged immune system. |
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spelling | pubmed-83865332021-08-27 Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence Budamagunta, Vivekananda Foster, Thomas C. Zhou, Daohong Aging (Albany NY) Review Immunosenescence is a multi-faceted phenomenon at the root of age-associated immune dysfunction. It can lead to an array of pathological conditions, including but not limited to a decreased capability to surveil and clear senescent cells (SnCs) and cancerous cells, an increased autoimmune responses leading to tissue damage, a reduced ability to tackle pathogens, and a decreased competence to illicit a robust response to vaccination. Cellular senescence is a phenomenon by which oncogene-activated, stressed or damaged cells undergo a stable cell cycle arrest. Failure to efficiently clear SnCs results in their accumulation in an organism as it ages. SnCs actively secrete a myriad of molecules, collectively called senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which are factors that cause dysfunction in the neighboring tissue. Though both cellular senescence and immunosenescence have been studied extensively and implicated in various pathologies, their relationship has not been greatly explored. In the wake of an ongoing pandemic (COVID-19) that disproportionately affects the elderly, immunosenescence as a function of age has become a topic of great importance. The goal of this review is to explore the role of cellular senescence in age-associated lymphoid organ dysfunction and immunosenescence, and provide a framework to explore therapies to rejuvenate the aged immune system. Impact Journals 2021-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8386533/ /pubmed/34382946 http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.203405 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Budamagunta et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Review Budamagunta, Vivekananda Foster, Thomas C. Zhou, Daohong Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title | Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title_full | Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title_fullStr | Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title_full_unstemmed | Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title_short | Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
title_sort | cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34382946 http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.203405 |
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