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Senescent cells and their elimination by the immune system
Novotný, Ondřej ; Reiniš, Milan (advisor) ; Mrázková, Blanka (referee)
Cell senescence is a type of cell cycle arrest in which the spectrum of the expressed genes changes specifically, also a change in the shape, size and other properties of a cell occurs. Senescent cells secrete a specific set of substances that affect the surrounding tissue, immune system and themselves. All this due to the induction of signalling pathways, inherent to individual types of senescence. The senescent cells accumulate in the body both during pathological conditions and during the natural process of aging and tissue renewal, with varying intensity depending on the type of tissue and organism. The consequence of their presence in the body is often ambivalent - for example, they are an effective mechanism of defence against tumour growth, but at the same time they can be its cause. The positive elimination of senescent cells usually has a positive effect - the immune system is responsible for this in vivo. Studies mapping the natural rate of accumulation and elimination of senescent cells in individual organs, together with new immunotherapeutic elimination procedures, are an important tool for developing new approaches to treating a wide range of human diseases and potentially to prolong human life.
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