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Immunological consequences of senescence in physiology and pathology.

Understanding how aging cells trigger immune dysfunction opens new targets for combining senescence-targeting drugs with cancer immunotherapy.

This J Translational Medicine review integrates current evidence on how senescence reshapes immune function across both physiological aging and disease pathology, including cancer and metabolic disease. The SASP-immunity axis is increasingly relevant for senolytics and immunotherapy combination approaches.

What the study was

Study design
Narrative review
Population
General; review of aging and immunity mechanisms
Category
Other
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Journal of translational medicine

Why it surfaced

Solid review on immunological consequences of senescence relevant to T8 (aging/longevity). Review-level evidence limits priority but the topic area connection to senolytics and combination immunotherapy makes this pipeline-relevant.

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