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Wound senescence: A functional link between diabetes and ageing?
Holly N Wilkinson1, Matthew J Hardman1
1Centre for Atherothrombosis and Metabolic Disease, Hull York Medical School, The University of Hull, Hull, UK.
Experimental Dermatology
|February 4, 2020
Summary
Diabetes and aging impair skin healing by promoting cellular senescence. Targeting senescence, particularly via CXCR2, may offer new therapeutic strategies for chronic wounds.
Area of Science:
- Dermatology
- Gerontology
- Endocrinology
Background:
- Diabetes and aging are key causes of pathological skin healing.
- Hyperglycemia in diabetes accelerates advanced glycation end product formation, similar to aging.
- Cellular senescence is implicated in aging tissue destruction and chronic wounds.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the link between cellular senescence, diabetes, and impaired wound repair.
- To investigate the role of the senescence receptor CXCR2 in diabetic wound healing pathology.
Main Methods:
- Review of emerging literature on cellular senescence, diabetes, and wound repair.
- Discussion of recent findings highlighting the role of CXCR2 in senescence-mediated diabetic healing pathology.
Main Results:
- Cellular senescence is increasingly recognized as a factor in both aging and chronic wounds.
- Evidence suggests a direct role for senescence in diabetic healing pathology, mediated by CXCR2.
- The role of senescence in wound healing is complex, with both detrimental and potentially beneficial effects.
Conclusions:
- Cellular senescence is mechanistically linked to diabetes and pathological skin wound repair.
- Targeting local tissue senescence presents a potential therapeutic strategy for various chronic wound types.
- The senescence receptor CXCR2 is a key mediator in diabetic wound healing impairment.
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