senescent
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The review also explains that senescent cells build up in many specialized cell types, including hepatocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, macrophages, astrocytes, and epithelial cells.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Some senescent cells may limit fibrosis and assist tissue repair, while others appear to fuel chronic inflammation, metabolic disorders, tissue degeneration, and even cancer progression.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
One problem is the lack of highly specific biomarkers that can reliably distinguish harmful senescent cells from beneficial ones.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Early senolytic drugs such as dasatinib, quercetin, and fisetin were developed to destroy senescent cells by disrupting the survival pathways that keep them alive.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
In one thin arm, threaded with veins in a kind of senescent bas-relief, was a basket.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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