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Age-related decline of chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) impairs macrophage clearance of senescent cells, increasing senescent cell persistence in mice.
- Why it matters: Autophagy dysfunction and cellular senescence both contribute to aging, but how declining CMA affects senescent cell behavior and immune removal is unclear.
- What they did: CMA-deficient cells were used to model CMA loss, assessing proteomic, metabolic, and secretory senescence traits; macrophage CMA was blocked or pharmacologically activated in mice.
- The result: CMA-deficient senescent cells showed enhanced pro-senescence secretory effects that inhibited macrophage CMA and reduced engulfment, while macrophage CMA blockade increased senescent cell accumulation and delayed wound healing resolution; CMA activation reduced senescent burden in aged mice and lowered disease severity in a pulmonary fibrosis model.
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