Chronic infections
Chronic infections has been studied in 2 papers since 2025: none in people yet, 2 reviews; 1 in the past year. No study of it in people or animals has been published yet. The newest paper, Jul 14, 2026: “Chronic Infection and Cardiac Aging: a New Perspective on Pathogen-Associated Cardiomyopathy”.
2 papers study it4 findingsUpdated
What did studies of Chronic infections find?
3Studies of Chronic infections measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are cellular senescence (2 studies), myocardial remodeling (1) and aging phenotypes (1).
Cellular senescence
upin reviews2
2 studies
Cellular senescence
upin reviews2
Chronic infections induce cellular senescence.
“triggering cardiomyocyte senescence through the dysregulation of mTOR signaling and the impairment of autophagy”
Reviewmyocardium
Chronic Infection and Cardiac Aging: a New Perspective on Pathogen-Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
Chronic infections induce cellular senescence.
“chronic infections such as viral, bacterial, and protozoan parasites can serve as powerful inducers of senescence”
Review
The impacts of chronic infections on shaping cellular senescence
Immunity & ageing : I & A
Myocardial remodeling
upin reviews1
1 study
Myocardial remodeling
upin reviews1
Chronic infections increase myocardial remodeling.
“accelerates left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial remodeling, and interstitial fibrosis”
Reviewmyocardium
Chronic Infection and Cardiac Aging: a New Perspective on Pathogen-Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
Aging phenotypes
upin reviews1
1 study
Aging phenotypes
upin reviews1
Chronic infections induce aging phenotypes.
“chronic infections can act as potent catalysts for cardiac decline by prematurely inducing aging phenotypes”
Reviewin the heart
Chronic Infection and Cardiac Aging: a New Perspective on Pathogen-Associated Cardiomyopathy
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology