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ArticleAging cell2025

Senescent cell transplantation into the skin induces age-related peripheral dysfunction and cognitive decline.

Ana Catarina Franco, Helene Martini, Stella Victorelli, Anthony B Lagnado, Saranya P Wyles, Jennifer L Rowsey, Nicholas Pirius, Seung-Hwa Woo, Daniela G Costa, Selim Chaib and 7 more

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Article in Aging cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Ana Catarina FrancoDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6730-7021
Helene MartiniDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Stella VictorelliDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Anthony B LagnadoDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Saranya P WylesDepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Jennifer L RowseyRobert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Nicholas PiriusDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Seung-Hwa WooDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Daniela G CostaDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Selim ChaibDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0497-2002
Stefan G TulliusDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tamar TchkoniaDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
James L KirklandDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Sundeep KhoslaRobert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2936-4372
Diana JurkDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4486-0857
Claudia CavadasCNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8020-9266
João F PassosDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8765-1890

Funding

Targeting Cellular Senescence to Extend HealthspanP01AG062413 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Sundeep Khosla, Nathan K LeBrasseur · 2019 to 2026
$28.7M
Nano Immune-Imaging CoreP01AI175397 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Reza Abdi, Stefan Gunther Tullius · 2024 to 2026
$9.5M
Effect of Aging on Preadipocyte DifferentiationR37AG013925 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KIRKLAND, JAMES L. · 2016 to 2025
$6.6M
Senescent cells drive mt-DNA accumulation and inflamm-agingR01AG064165 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI TULLIUS, STEFAN GUNTHER · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
The role of sub-lethal mitochondrial apoptotic stress in cellular senescenceR01AG068048 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI PASSOS, JOAO · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
Understanding Interorgan Communication Through Heterochronic Organ TransplantationU01AG086168 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Vadim N. Gladyshev, Stefan Gunther Tullius · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Does obesity exacerbate age-related cognitive decline via senescence?R01AG068182 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JURK, DIANA · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Investigating the role of cytosolic mitochondrial double-stranded RNA in cellular senescence and agingR01AG082708 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI PASSOS, JOAO · 2023 to 2025
$1.5M
Development of machine learning software to quantitatively map telomere induced senescence in tissue sections during agingUG3CA268103 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI PASSOS, JOAO · 2021 to 2022
$1.1M
Topical Senolytics for Chronic Wound HealingR03AG082919 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI WYLES, SARANYA PURUSHOTHAMAN · 2023 to 2023
$323k
NCI NIH HHS UG3 CA268103NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI175397NIA NIH HHS P01 AG062413NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064165NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068048NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068182NIA NIH HHS R01 AG082708NIA NIH HHS R03 AG082919NIA NIH HHS R37 AG013925NIA NIH HHS U01 AG086168NIH HHS 5P01AI175397NIH HHS HevolutionNIH HHS HF-GRO-23-1199238-25NIH HHS P01 AG062413NIH HHS Pablo and Almudena Legorreta Kidney Health Research FundNIH HHS R01AG064165NIH HHS R01AG068048NIH HHS R01 AG068182NIH HHS R01AG82708NIH HHS R03AG082919NIH HHS U01AG086168NIH HHS UG3CA268103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular senescence is an established cause of cell and tissue aging. Senescent cells have been shown to increase in multiple organs during aging, including the skin. Here we hypothesized that senescent cells residing in the skin can spread senescence to distant organs, thereby accelerating systemic aging processes. To explore this hypothesis, we initially observed an increase in several markers of senescence in the skin of aging mice. Subsequently, we conducted experiments wherein senescent fibroblasts were transplanted into the dermis of young mice and assessed various age-associated parameters. Our findings reveal that the presence of senescent cells in the dermal layer of young mice leads to increased senescence in both proximal and distal host tissues, alongside increased frailty, and impaired musculoskeletal function. Additionally, there was a significant decline in cognitive function, concomitant with increased expression of senescence-associated markers within the hippocampus brain area. These results support the concept that the accumulation of senescent cells in the skin can exert remote effects on other organs including the brain, potentially explaining links between skin and brain disorders and diseases and, contributing to physical and cognitive decline associated with aging.

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Cellular SenescenceCognitive DysfunctionSkinAgingAnimalsFibroblastsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLcellular senescencecognitive declineparacrine senescenceskin aging

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PMID39374134
PMCPMC11709089

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