Cellular Senescence in Aging Mucosal Tissues Is Accentuated by Periodontitis

Ebersole, Jeffrey L.; González, Octavio A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42990-4_8

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“…The pathophysiology of periodontitis shares common molecular characteristics with SASP and inflammaging (Ebersole and Gonzalez 2020;Albuquerque-Souza et al 2022). To further characterize senescence-like features in the course of periodontitis, we assessed the expression of common SASP mediators, including IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, MMP-1, MMP-3, and TNF-α.…”

Section: Periodontitis Lesions Present Elevated Inflammatory Milieu C...mentioning

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Molecular Signatures of Senescence in Periodontitis: Clinical Insights

Rattanaprukskul,

Xia,

Jiang

et al. 2024

J Dent Res

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Most of the elderly population is afflicted by periodontal diseases, creating a health burden worldwide. Cellular senescence is one of the hallmarks of aging and associated with several chronic comorbidities. Senescent cells produce a variety of deleterious secretions, collectively termed the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). This disrupts neighboring cells, leading to further senescence propagation and inciting chronic inflammation, known as “inflammaging.” Detrimental repercussions within the tissue microenvironment can trigger senescence at a younger age, accelerate biological aging, and drive the initiation or progression of diseases. Here, we investigated the biological signatures of senescence in healthy and diseased gingival tissues by assessing the levels of key senescence markers (p16, lipofuscin, and β-galactosidase) and inflammatory mediators (interleukin [IL]–1β, IL-6, IL-8, matrix metalloproteinase [MMP]–1, MMP-3, and tumor necrosis factor–α). Our results showed significantly increased senescence features including p16, lipofuscin, and β-galactosidase in both epithelial and connective tissues of periodontitis patients compared with healthy sites in all age groups, indicating that an inflammatory microenvironment can trigger senescence-like alterations in younger diseased gingival tissues as well. Subsequent analyses using double staining with specific cell markers noted the enrichment of β-galactosidase in fibroblasts and macrophages. Concurrently, inflammatory mediators consistent with SASP were increased in the gingival biopsies obtained from periodontitis lesions. Together, our findings provide the first clinical report revealing susceptibility to elevated senescence and inflammatory milieu consistent with senescence secretome in gingival tissues, thus introducing senescence as one of the drivers of pathological events in the oral mucosa and a novel strategy for targeted interventions.

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Section: Periodontitis Lesions Present Elevated Inflammatory Milieu C...mentioning

confidence: 99%