Human CD8⁺ EMRA T cells display a senescence-associated secretory phenotype regulated by p38 MAPK.

ABSTRACT: Cellular senescence is accompanied by a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). We show here that primary human senescent CD8⁺ T cells also display a SASP comprising chemokines, cytokines and extracellular matrix remodelling proteases that are unique to this subset and contribute to age-associated inflammation. We found the CD8⁺ CD45RA⁺ CD27^- EMRA subset to be the most heterogeneous, with a population aligning with the naïve T cells and another with a closer association to the effector memory subset. However, despite the differing processes that give rise to these senescent CD8⁺ T cells once generated, they both adopt a unique secretory profile with no commonality to any other subset, aligning more closely with senescence tha

SUBMITTER: Callender LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5770853 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature