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The role of senescent cells in ageing

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van Deursen, Jan M.·2014·Nature

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Cellular senescence has historically been viewed as an irreversible cell-cycle arrest mechanism that acts to protect against cancer, but recent discoveries have extended its known role to complex biological processes such as development, tissue repair, ageing and age-related disorders. New insights indicate that, unlike a static endpoint, senescence represents a series of progressive and phenotypically diverse cellular states acquired after the initial growth arrest. A deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the multi-step progression of senescence and the development and function of acute versus chronic senescent cells may lead to new therapeutic strategies for age-related pathologies and extend healthy lifespan.

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  • Cellular senescence is an evolutionarily conserved state of stable replicative arrest induced by pro-ageing stressors implicated in IPF pathogenesis.

    “Cellular senescence is an evolutionarily conserved state of stable replicative arrest induced by pro-ageing stressors also implicated in IPF pathogenesis, including telomere attrition, oxidative stress, DNA damage and proteome instability.”

    From Cellular senescence mediates fibrotic pulmonary disease (2017) · cites this paper as [8]

    The Abstract and 'Senescence is a multi-step evolving process' describe growth arrest, including a transition to stable cell-cycle arrest. 'Causes and effector pathways of senescence' identifies telomere erosion, DNA lesions, reactive oxygen species and proteotoxic stress as senescence-related stressors. The cited passages do not establish that senescence is evolutionarily conserved or that these stressors are implicated in IPF pathogenesis; the paper also distinguishes replicative senescence from other forms of senescence. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Senescent cells paracrinely promote proliferation and tissue deterioration through secretion of the SASP.

    “Through secretion of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), a broad repertoire of cytokines, chemokines, matrix remodelling proteases and growth factors, senescent cells paracrinely promote proliferation and tissue deterioration8.”

    From Cellular senescence mediates fibrotic pulmonary disease (2017) · cites this paper as [8]

    In “Senescence is a multi-step evolving process” (page unavailable), the paper says SASP-mediated paracrine signalling affects cell proliferation. In “Senescence in ageing and age-related disease” (page unavailable), it says SASP components are thought to promote proliferation of neoplastic cells and may intensify age-related tissue deterioration. The citing sentence presents those qualified effects as established and general. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Inhibition of STING in cells and human tissue can block the inflammatory response of senescent cells.

    “These data establish that inhibition of STING, both in cells and in human tissue, can block the inflammatory response of senescent cells—major contributors to inflammation during ageing8.”

    From cGAS–STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration (2023) · cites this paper as [8]

    The section ‘Senescence is a multi-step evolving process’ says senescent cells commonly produce proinflammatory factors and can induce local inflammation. But ‘Senescence in ageing and age-related disease’ calls their contribution to chronic inflammation during ageing an untested idea, so the source does not establish that they are major contributors. The citation is attached to that description of senescent cells, not to the citing authors’ STING-inhibition result. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Both proliferating and post-mitotic cells can be induced to senescence.

    “Both proliferating and post-mitotic cells (e.g., fully differentiated cells) can be induced to senescence,3,4”

    From Single-cell senescence identification reveals senescence heterogeneity, trajectory, and modulators (2024) · cites this paper as [4]

    The “Senescence of post-mitotic cells” section (page not provided) reports senescence-associated properties in post-mitotic neurons and senescence-like features in adipocytes. It treats post-mitotic senescence as a developing possibility rather than establishing that these cells can be induced to senescence; by contrast, the “Causes and effector pathways” section describes induction of senescence in proliferating cells. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Senescent cells accumulate in many vertebrate tissues with age and contribute to age-related pathologies, presumably through their secretion of factors constituting the senescence-associated secretory phenotype.

    “Senescent cells (SnCs) accumulate in many vertebrate tissues with age and contribute to age-related pathologies1–3, presumably through their secretion of factors contributing to the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP)4–6.”

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Authors
van Deursen, J. M.
Venue
Nature
Published
2014-05-21
Volume
509
Issue
7501
Pages
439-446
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2130458932
Cited by
2,623
References
100
Citations by year
2026: 160 · 2025: 217 · 2024: 251 · 2023: 295 · 2022: 285 · 2021: 364 · 2020: 272 · 2019: 203 · 2018: 195 · 2017: 132 · 2016: 140 · 2015: 83 · 2014: 24
FWCI
14.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
  • National Institute on Aging (AG41122-01P2, P01AG041122)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA166347, R01CA096985, R01CA96985)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
Keywords
cellular senescence, aging, senolytics, age-related diseases, tissue repair, cancer prevention, growth arrest, healthspan, senolytic therapy
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Disease, Humans, Longevity, Mitosis, Models, Biological, Cellular Senescence

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