Some forms of respiratory infection can cause lasting issues and loss of function. It has been suspected that an increased burden of senescent cells is one of the mechanisms involved in post-infection effects. While senescent cells are created constantly throughout life, a population of lingering senescent cells grows with age to disrupt tissue structure and function via inflammatory signaling. An increase in this burden of senescent cells is already known to cause increased mortality and risk of age-related disease in…
Virus Induced Cellular Senescence as a Cause of Lasting Consequences Following Respiratory Infection
Some forms of respiratory infection can cause lasting issues and loss of function. It has been suspected that an increased burden of senescent cells is one of the mechanisms involved in post-infection effects. While senescent cells are created constantly throughout life, a population of lingering senescent cells grows with age to disrupt tissue structure and function via inflammatory signaling. An increase in this burden of senescent cells is already known to cause increased mortality and risk of age-related disease in…