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Systemic Problems: A perspective on stem cell aging and rejuvenation.

ABSTRACT: This review provides balanced analysis of the advances in systemic regulation of young and old tissue stem cells and suggests strategies for accelerating development of therapies to broadly combat age-related tissue degenerative pathologies. Many highlighted recent reports on systemic tissue rejuvenation combine parabiosis with a "silver bullet" putatively responsible for the positive effects. Attempts to unify these papers reflect the excitement about this experimental approach and add value in reproducing previous work. At the same time, defined molecular approaches, which are "beyond parabiosis" for the rejuvenation of multiple old organs represent progress toward attenuating or even reversing human tissue aging.

SUBMITTER: Conboy IM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4637204 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Systemic Problems: A perspective on stem cell aging and rejuvenation.

Conboy Irina M IM Conboy Michael J MJ Rebo Justin J

Aging 20151001 10

This review provides balanced analysis of the advances in systemic regulation of young and old tissue stem cells and suggests strategies for accelerating development of therapies to broadly combat age-related tissue degenerative pathologies. Many highlighted recent reports on systemic tissue rejuvenation combine parabiosis with a "silver bullet" putatively responsible for the positive effects. Attempts to unify these papers reflect the excitement about this experimental approach and add value in ...[more]

PMID: 26540176

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