Senolytic Fisetin

Fisetin is a flavonoid known to reduce proinflammatory senescent cells linked with chronic disease and aging. Data reveal it helps reduce severity of COVID in older patients.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Fisetin has been shown to reduce the burden of COVID-19 in the lab and an animal model with significant results; researchers are now testing it in skilled nursing facility residents

• Fisetin is a flavonoid with known senolytic properties, which help reduce the number of senescent cells in the body. These cells have lost the ability to pro…