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Mitochondria, Aging, and Cellular Senescence: Implications for Scleroderma.

Marta BuenoAnna PapazoglouEleanor ValenziMauricio RojasRobert LafyatisAna L Mora
Published in: Current rheumatology reports (2020)
Mitochondrial dysfunction and senescence have been linked to the age-related susceptibility to other interstitial lung diseases (ILD) such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). SSc is not regarded as an age-related disease but does show a higher incidence of cardiac events, fibrosis, and mortality at older age. We provide an overview of the current status of the role of aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, and senescence in SSc. Further work is needed to validate some of these pathways in SSc and may allow for new therapeutic interventions focused on restoring mitochondrial homeostasis and the targeted removal of chronic-senescent cells.
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