Cellular senescence is found to be a contributor to the acceleration of aging and age-related diseases. Aging cells that have stopped dividing and producing new cells are accumulated in the body and lose their ability to die off. The cells may then release harmful and pro-inflammatory chemicals that could contribute to aging and increase the risk of diseases, including cancer.
Purging senescence cells from the body is said to be a significant factor in reducing the risk of age-related diseases and slowing the aging process. The elimination of poorly functioning senile cells could make way for the production of new and healthy cells that may rejuvenate the body.
The new research on the removal of aging cells has actually caught the attention of investors and companies, WorldHealth.Net reported. Because of the possible benefit of removing senescent cells from the body, pharmaceutical researchers apparently made it their goal to develop new drugs aimed at clearing senile cells.
If the research and experimentation will be successful, then people will have a better chance at fighting aging and age-related diseases related to senescent cells such as Diabetes Type 2 and kidney failure. However, cellular senescence is also believed to be an important factor in suspending the replication of tumor or cancer cells, as per LifeExtension.
As stated above, aging cells cease to produce new cells but cancer cells do the opposite. They continue to produce cells without useful functions so turning on cellular senescence may help in terminating their replication process.
Scientists are now reportedly considering the reactivation of cellular senescence as a new approach in fighting cancer. However, scientists will still need to conduct further studies on how to selectively target cellular senescence in order to fight aging and cancer at the same time.
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