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2022.02.04
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers paracrine senescence and leads to a sustained senescence-associated inflammatory response (Hara G, in Nat Aging)
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The research group of Eiji Hara (IFReC/RIMD/CiDER, Osaka University) show that SARS-CoV-2 infected cells trigger senescence-like cell-cycle arrest in neighboring uninfected cells in a paracrine manner via virus-induced cytokine production.
Figure: Induction of cellular senescence and persistence of inflammatory response by SARS-CoV-2
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