Cellular senescence and senolytics: the path to the clinic

S Chaib, T Tchkonia, JL Kirkland - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Interlinked and fundamental aging processes appear to be a root-cause contributor to many
disorders and diseases. One such process is cellular senescence, which entails a state of …

Cellular senescence in ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities

R Di Micco, V Krizhanovsky, D Baker… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Cellular senescence, first described in vitro in 1961, has become a focus for biotech
companies that target it to ameliorate a variety of human conditions. Eminently characterized …

Aging and aging-related diseases: from molecular mechanisms to interventions and treatments

J Guo, X Huang, L Dou, M Yan, T Shen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is a gradual and irreversible pathophysiological process. It presents with declines in
tissue and cell functions and significant increases in the risks of various aging-related …

Telomere dysfunction in ageing and age-related diseases

F Rossiello, D Jurk, JF Passos… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Ageing organisms accumulate senescent cells that are thought to contribute to body
dysfunction. Telomere shortening and damage are recognized causes of cellular …

Endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and beyond: from mechanism to pharmacotherapies

S Xu, I Ilyas, PJ Little, H Li, D Kamato, X Zheng… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - ASPET
The endothelium, a cellular monolayer lining the blood vessel wall, plays a critical role in
maintaining multiorgan health and homeostasis. Endothelial functions in health include …

Inflammation and aging: signaling pathways and intervention therapies

X Li, C Li, W Zhang, Y Wang, P Qian… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Aging is characterized by systemic chronic inflammation, which is accompanied by cellular
senescence, immunosenescence, organ dysfunction, and age-related diseases. Given the …

Senolytic drugs: from discovery to translation

JL Kirkland, T Tchkonia - Journal of internal medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Senolytics are a class of drugs that selectively clear senescent cells (SC). The first senolytic
drugs Dasatinib, Quercetin, Fisetin and Navitoclax were discovered using a hypothesis …

Cellular senescence: a key therapeutic target in aging and diseases

L Zhang, LE Pitcher, MJ Yousefzadeh… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging defined by stable exit from the cell cycle in
response to cellular damage and stress. Senescent cells (SnCs) can develop a …

Epigenetic regulation of aging: implications for interventions of aging and diseases

K Wang, H Liu, Q Hu, L Wang, J Liu, Z Zheng… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is accompanied by the decline of organismal functions and a series of prominent
hallmarks, including genetic and epigenetic alterations. These aging-associated epigenetic …

Senolytics improve physical function and increase lifespan in old age

M Xu, T Pirtskhalava, JN Farr, BM Weigand… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Physical function declines in old age, portending disability, increased health expenditures,
and mortality. Cellular senescence, leading to tissue dysfunction, may contribute to these …