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ReviewOncogene2025

Necrosis as a fundamental driver of loss of resilience and biological decline: what if we could intervene?

Carina Kern, Joseph V Bonventre, Alexander W Justin, Kianoush Kashani, Elizabeth Reynolds, Keith Siew, Bill Davis, Halime Karakoy, Nikodem Grzesiak, Damian Miles Bailey

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Review in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The physiology of survival: Space.Experimental physiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Carina KernLinkGevity, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK. carina@linkgevity.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-4529
Joseph V BonventreDivision of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Alexander W JustinMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-7442
Kianoush KashaniDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Elizabeth ReynoldsStarburst Aerospace, El Segundo, CA, USA.
Keith SiewLondon Tubular Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Bill DavisLinkGevity, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Halime KarakoyLinkGevity, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK.
Nikodem GrzesiakLinkGevity, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-2673
Damian Miles BaileyBexorg Inc, New Haven, CT, USA.

Funding

Mechanisms of Ischemic Kidney Injury and RepairR01DK039773 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JOSEPH VINCENT BONVENTRE · 1987 to 2026
$6.2M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK039773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrosis is uncontrolled cell death that marks the irreversible threshold of biological degeneration. Rooted in the Greek nekros (death), it is a pivotal mechanism underlying numerous diseases, including cancer, as well as renal, cardiac, neuronal, and hepatic disorders, and more broadly, the aging process. Despite its profound impact on morbidity and mortality, necrosis remains untreatable and has long been viewed as a chaotic, unavoidable aspect of biology. This review examines the mechanisms of necrosis and outlines its far-reaching impact on health, as revealed by emerging evidence. Furthermore, we explore its potential as a game-changing therapeutic target. Inhibiting necrosis could revolutionize treatments for acute and chronic age-related conditions like cancer, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease (including heart attacks and strokes), and neurodegeneration, while also preserving resilience-and even slowing aging itself. Beyond Earth, where microgravity, cosmic radiation, and oxidative stress accelerate cellular decline, targeting necrosis may also hold the key to preserving astronaut resilience and health on long-duration space missions, offering insights that could reshape human longevity both on and off the planet.

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AgingNecrosisAnimalsHumansLongevityNeoplasmsOxidative Stress

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