cellular senescence
The morphological characteristics of senescent cells include larger shape, flattening, enlarged nucleus, nuclear membrane invagination, chromatin condensation, and increased intracellular lysosomes. The number of organelles in senescent cells, especially the number of mitochondria, is reduced, and pigment deposits appear in the cytoplasm, forming vacuoles, which eventually lead to cell death. Various structures of senescent cells undergo degenerative changes. Therefore, β-galactosidase activity is commonly used to detect aging characteristics. β-galactosidase is produced in senescent cells or tissues and catalyzes the X-Gal of substrates to produce dark blue substances that can be directly visualized by light microscopy. In human epidermal stratum corneum cells, SA-β-gal production increases with age and is independent of DNA replication, which can be used to distinguish senescent cells from resting-phase cells.
Technical principle
The morphological characteristics of senescent cells include larger shape, flattening, enlarged nucleus, nuclear membrane invagination, chromatin condensation, and increased intracellular lysosomes. The number of organelles in senescent cells, especially the number of mitochondria, is reduced, and pigmentation and vacuoles are formed in the cytoplasm, which eventually leads to cell death. Overall, various structures of senescent cells undergo degenerative changes. Therefore, β-galactosidase activity is commonly used to detect aging characteristics. β-galactosidase is produced in senescent cells or tissues and is capable of catalytically X-Gal substrates to produce dark blue products that can be directly visualized using light microscopy. In human epidermal stratum corneum cells, SA-β-gal production increases with age and is independent of DNA replication, which can be used to distinguish senescent cells from resting-phase cells.
Real Experimental Research Hundreds of Detection Experiments 6 Experimental Platforms









