Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging but also a potent tissue remodeling process. Here, Nehme et al. show that modulating poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 can switch cell death into senescence, and that inducing senescence improves recovery from kidney ischemia–reperfusion injury.
- Jamil Nehme
- Lina Mesilmany
- Marco Demaria