Cellular Senescence and the Future of Equine Osteoarthritis Management

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Dr. Lynn Pezzanite discusses cellular senescence and its implications for managing equine osteoarthritis.

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Dr. Lynn Pezzanite to explore a promising angle on aging-related equine osteoarthritis (OA): cellular senescence, the pro-inflammatory state where cells release a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) that can amplify damage inside tissues over time. We walk through why horses are such a valuable One Health model for osteoarthritis research and why this team compared synovial fluid cells from the joint with peripheral blood mononuclear cells from ...

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Guest: Dr. Lynn Pezzanite

Topics covered

• equine osteoarthritis
• cellular senescence
• One Health model
• inflammation
• joint health

Keywords

• equine
• osteoarthritis
• cellular senescence
• inflammation
• joint health
• One Health

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Organizations: AVMA Journals

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