Abstract
This review introduces the subject of senescence, aging, and the formation of senescent multinucleated giant cells. We define senescence and aging and describe how molecular and cellular senescence leads to organismal senescence. We review the latest information on senescent cells’ cellular and molecular phenotypes. We describe molecular and cellular features of aging and senescence and the role of multinucleated giant cells in aging-related conditions and cancer. We explain how multinucleated giant cells form and their role in aging arteries and gonads. We also describe how multinucleated giant cells and the reversibility of senescence initiate cancer and lead to cancer progression and metastasis. We also describe molecules and pathways regulating aging and senescence in model systems and their applicability to clinical therapies in age-related diseases.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 1121 |
| Journal | Biology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- SASP
- aging
- arteries
- cell fusion
- giant cells
- macrophages
- multinucleation
- senescence
- senescence-associated secretory phenotype
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)