Senolytics combat COVID-19 in aging.

Zhang, Xu; Suda, Masayoshi; Zhu, Yi · Nat Aging · 2023

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Abstract

Aging increases vulnerability to respiratory viral-infections, including SARS-CoV-2. Delval et al. established a causal role for age-related pre-existing senescent cells, in the severity of COVID-19 symptoms in an ageing hamster model. Selective depletion of senescent cells, using senolytics, was shown to mitigate the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms linked to aging.

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