Drug wipes out chemotherapy side effects

• Autores: Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3112, 2017, pág. 16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Pain, nausea and exhaustion are just a few side effects of undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer. Now researchers have used a drug to stop chemo's side effects in mice. The drug targets a certain type of cell, called a senescent cell. Older cells become "senescent" when they naturally stop dividing. These cells pump out chemicals that cause inflammation and have been linked to age-related diseases including Alzheimer's and heart failure.