Cell Senescence-Independent Changes of Human Skin Fibroblasts with Age

Autor: Nicola Fullard, James Wordsworth, Ciaran Welsh, Victoria Maltman, Charlie Bascom, Ryan Tasseff, Robert Isfort, Lydia Costello, Rebekah-Louise Scanlan, Stefan Przyborski, Daryl Shanley
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cells, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 659 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells13080659
Popis: Skin ageing is defined, in part, by collagen depletion and fragmentation that leads to a loss of mechanical tension. This is currently believed to reflect, in part, the accumulation of senescent cells. We compared the expression of genes and proteins for components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as well as their regulators and found that in vitro senescent cells produced more matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) than proliferating cells from adult and neonatal donors. This was consistent with previous reports of senescent cells contributing to increased matrix degradation with age; however, cells from adult donors proved significantly less capable of producing new collagen than neonatal or senescent cells, and they showed significantly lower myofibroblast activation as determined by the marker α-SMA. Functionally, adult cells also showed slower migration than neonatal cells. We concluded that the increased collagen degradation of aged fibroblasts might reflect senescence, the reduced collagen production likely reflects senescence-independent processes.
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