Aging and Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges in the Older Group

With aging, a portion of cells, including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), become senescent, and these senescent cells accumulate and promote various age-related diseases. Therefore, the older age group has become a major population for MSC therapy, which is aimed at improving tissue regeneration and function of the aged body. However, the application of MSC therapy is often unsatisfying in the aged group. One reasonable conjecture for this correlation is that aging microenvironment reduces the number and function of MSCs. Cellular senescence also plays an important role in MSC function impairment. Thus, it is necessary to explore the relationship between senescence and MSCs for improving the application of MSCs in the elderly. Here, we present the influence of aging on MSCs and the characteristics and functional changes of senescent MSCs. Furthermore, current therapeutic strategies for improving MSC therapy in the elderly group are also discussed.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Aging and Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges in the Older Group ; volume:68 ; number:3 ; year:2022 ; pages:339-352 ; extent:14
Gerontology ; 68, Heft 3 (2022), 339-352 (gesamt 14)

Creator
Chen, Huan
Liu, Ousheng
Chen, Sijia
Zhou, Yueying

DOI
10.1159/000516668
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022032323251010319634
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Chen, Huan
  • Liu, Ousheng
  • Chen, Sijia
  • Zhou, Yueying

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