TNF‐α/IFN‐γ synergy amplifies senescence‐associated inflammation and SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor expression via hyper‐activated JAK/STAT1

R Kandhaya‐Pillai, X Yang, T Tchkonia, GM Martin… - Aging cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Older age and underlying conditions such as diabetes/obesity or immunosuppression are
leading host risk factors for developing severe complications from COVID‐19 infection. The …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and cellular senescence

CA Schmitt, T Tchkonia, LJ Niedernhofer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The clinical severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is largely determined by host
factors. Recent advances point to cellular senescence, an ageing-related switch in cellular …

Cellular senescence as a potential mediator of COVID‐19 severity in the elderly

J Nehme, M Borghesan, S Mackedenski, TG Bird… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 is a novel betacoronavirus which infects the lower respiratory tract and can
cause coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), a complex respiratory distress syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Role of senescence and aging in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease

SM Lynch, G Guo, DS Gibson, AJ Bjourson, TS Rai - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in a global pandemic associated with substantial …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers paracrine senescence and leads to a sustained senescence-associated inflammatory response

S Tsuji, S Minami, R Hashimoto, Y Konishi, T Suzuki… - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Reports of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, in which the inflammatory response persists
even after SARS-CoV-2 has disappeared, are increasing, but the underlying mechanisms of …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces paracrine senescence and leukocyte adhesion in endothelial cells

K Meyer, T Patra, Vijayamahantesh, R Ray - Journal of virology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Increased mortality in COVID-19 cases is often associated with microvascular complications.
We have recently shown that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Role of senescence in the chronic health consequences of COVID-19

EOW Gerdes, G Vanichkachorn, BP Verdoorn… - Translational …, 2022 - Elsevier
While the full impact of COVID-19 is not yet clear, early studies have indicated that upwards
of 10% of patients experience COVID-19 symptoms longer than 3 weeks, known as Long …

Underlying vulnerabilities to the cytokine storm and adverse COVID-19 outcomes in the aging immune system

LS Nidadavolu, JD Walston - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Older adults are far more vulnerable to adverse health outcomes and mortality after
contracting COVID-19. There are likely multiple age-related biological, clinical, and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 causes senescence in human cells and exacerbates the senescence-associated secretory phenotype through TLR-3

U Tripathi, R Nchioua, LGPL Prata, Y Zhu… - Aging (albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Senescent cells, which arise due to damage-associated signals, are apoptosis-resistant and
can express a pro-inflammatory, tissue-destructive senescence-associated secretory …

[HTML][HTML] Virus-induced senescence is a driver and therapeutic target in COVID-19

S Lee, Y Yu, J Trimpert, F Benthani, M Mairhofer… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Derailed cytokine and immune cell networks account for the organ damage and the clinical
severity of COVID-19 (refs.,,–). Here we show that SARS-CoV-2, like other viruses, evokes …