Senescent cells serve many purposes in the body, such as aiding in wound healing and suppression of cancer, but they become harmful when present in significant numbers for an extended period of time. This occurs with age, as the immune system becomes less effective at its task of clearing those senescent cells that fail to undergo programmed cell death. As senescent cells are created constantly, when somatic cells hit the <a hr…
Senescent Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis
Senescent cells serve many purposes in the body, such as aiding in wound healing and suppression of cancer, but they become harmful when present in significant numbers for an extended period of time. This occurs with age, as the immune system becomes less effective at its task of clearing those senescent cells that fail to undergo programmed cell death. As senescent cells are created constantly, when somatic cells hit the <a hr…