Considering Cellular Senescence in Macrophages Cells become senescent in response to damage, a toxic environment, the signaling of nearby senescent cells, or, most commonly, because they reach the Hayflick limit on replication. Senescent cells cease replication and begin to secrete pro-inflammatory signals, attracting the attention of the immune system. With advancing age he aged immune system becomes less able to clear senescent cells in a timely manner, leading to a growing, permanent presence of senescent cells in tissues. Some of these senescent cells are themselves immune cells. Given the importance of the immune system to tissue maintenance and regeneration, particularly tissue residence innate immune cells such as macrophages, it should be no surprise to find that senescence in these cells is viewed as contributing to degenerative aging. Macrophage senescence, manifested […]
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