“Zombie” Cells Reveal a Surprising New Driver of Chronic Inflammation

<a href="https://scitechdaily.com/zombie-cells-reveal-a-surprising-new-driver-of-chronic-inflammation/" title="“Zombie” Cells Reveal a Surprising New Driver of Chronic Inflammation" rel="nofollow"><img width="777" height="518" src="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-777x518.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Mitochondria Blue Glow" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-777x518.jpg 777w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-400x267.jpg 400w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-768x512.jpg 768w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-150x100.jpg 150w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-450x300.jpg 450w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://scitechdaily.com/images/Mitochondria-Blue-Glow.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px" /></a>Dysfunctional mitochondria may drive age-related inflammation by helping switch on inflammatory genes, and blocking SLC25A1 reduced that activity. As people age, senescent cells accumulate in the body. These so-called &#8220;zombie&#8221; cells have stopped dividing but remain metabolically active, releasing inflammatory molecules that can contribute to persistent inflammation associated with frailty, cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurodegeneration, and [...]