In today's emerging research on senolytics, a number of new molecules are being created and tested for the targeting and the lysis of defective and deficient cells. Experimentation has started in vitro and in vivo and it is therefore useful to better assess and manage the mechanisms that surround cell lysis and replacement.
It has been successfully argued against the use of senolytic drugs that, by replacing aging cells more frequently, one causes more rapid aging by accelerating cell division. This was based on the assumption of the unalterable presence of a Hayflick Limit on cell division, something which is no longer considered to be a permanent barrier ever since it was discovered that cell division can be extended beyond its naturally programmed limits.
Nonetheless, unless one find it acceptable to proportionately reduce lifespan, when using senolytics it would be prudential to at the same time extend telomere length and ensure that one's remaining cells would have an extended life expectancy.
There is also the issue of what becomes of the lysed cells, once they have been effectively targeted and killed. While it is understood that their residue would be absorbed into the bloodstream and subsequently eliminated, there may be substances within these cells which remain in the body, affecting biological processes and entering other cells. By exploring the potential presence of such substances, we can better determine what interventions may be useful to moderate potentially harmful side-effects.
In testing undertaken by Longecity members of a senolytic combination of Dasatinib associated with Quercetin in vivo for the partial elimination of senescent cells, such side-effects were noticed. Effective dosages were accompanied by strong bouts of fever. Speculation as to what might provoke such a powerful response to their ingestion included the following potential suspected causes:
A. Heavy metals stored in aging cells are released into the bloodstream during lysis
B. Bacteria in old cells are spread through the body, leading to a general infection
C. General inflammation caused by the widespread lysing of senescent cells
D. *any suggestions you may have
There is a great deal of expertise in this forum regarding ways of dealing with these and other potential causes of toxicity from the use of senolytics. Thanks for making your recommendations for preventive or curative treatment.
DareDevil