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Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders
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Advanced age is the main risk factor for most chronic diseases and functional deficits in humans, but the fundamental mechanisms that drive ageing remain largely unknown, impeding the development of interventions that might delay or prevent age-related disorders and maximize healthy lifespan. Cellular senescence, which halts the proliferation of damaged or dysfunctional cells, is an important mechanism to constrain the malignant progression of tumour cells. Senescent cells accumulate in various tissues and organs with ageing and have been hypothesized to disrupt tissue structure and function because of the components they secrete. However, whether senescent cells are causally implicated in age-related dysfunction and whether their removal is beneficial has remained unknown. To address these fundamental questions, we made use of a biomarker for senescence, p16(Ink4a), to design a novel transgene, INK-ATTAC, for inducible elimination of p16(Ink4a)-positive senescent cells upon administration of a drug. Here we show that in the BubR1 progeroid mouse background, INK-ATTAC removes p16(Ink4a)-positive senescent cells upon drug treatment. In tissues--such as adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and eye--in which p16(Ink4a) contributes to the acquisition of age-related pathologies, life-long removal of p16(Ink4a)-expressing cells delayed onset of these phenotypes. Furthermore, late-life clearance attenuated progression of already established age-related disorders. These data indicate that cellular senescence is causally implicated in generating age-related phenotypes and that removal of senescent cells can prevent or delay tissue dysfunction and extend healthspan.
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The paper describes INK-ATTAC, a transgenic mouse system that allows drug-inducible removal of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells. In a BubR1 hypomorphic progeroid background, clearing these cells delayed or slowed several age-related phenotypes in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and eye, supporting a causal role for cellular senescence in age-related dysfunction.
Key findings
- INK-ATTAC expression overlapped with endogenous p16Ink4a: GFP+ cells from aged BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC adipose tissue had higher p16Ink4a and other senescence markers than GFP− cells, and AP20187 killed most rosiglitazone-induced senescent bone marrow cells within 48 h in vitro.
- Life-long AP20187 treatment from 3 weeks of age in BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC lines 3 and 5 delayed lordokyphosis and cataracts, increased muscle fibre diameter, improved treadmill exercise duration/distance/work, and prevented adipose tissue loss; these delays were absent in BubR1H/H mice without the transgene.
- Late-life treatment starting at 5 months and assessed at 10 months improved muscle fibre size and exercise performance and increased fat depots and adipocyte size, but cataracts that had already matured remained unchanged; the effects reflected slowed progression rather than reversal of ageing.
- p16Ink4a-independent phenotypes such as cardiac arrhythmias and arterial wall stiffening were not attenuated, and overall survival was not substantially extended, likely because cardiac failure is the main cause of death in this model. No overt side effects were observed in WT;INK-ATTAC mice treated until 8 months.
Methods
- The INK-ATTAC construct used a 2,617-bp murine p16Ink4a promoter fragment to drive FKBP–Casp8, with an IRES-EGFP reporter; nine transgenic founder lines were generated and bred onto the BubR1 hypomorphic background, with lines 3 and 5 selected for study.
- AP20187 was injected intraperitoneally every 3 days at 0.2 μg/g body weight from weaning (life-long) or from 5 months (late-life); phenotypes were assessed by lordokyphosis and cataract checks, muscle and fat histology, DEXA, treadmill exercise, BrdU incorporation, SA-β-Gal staining, qRT–PCR, and FACS.
- In vitro, bone marrow cells were treated with 1 μM rosiglitazone for 5 days and then 10 nM AP20187 for 48 h; MEFs were induced to senesce by serial passaging (12–15 passages) or H-ras expression, sorted into GFP+ and GFP− populations, and analysed. Statistical comparisons used two-tailed unpaired t tests and log-rank tests.
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- The paper states that no universal marker expressed solely in senescent cells has been identified, and the approach relies on p16Ink4a promoter activity and two transgenic lines.
- The paper notes that overall survival was not substantially extended, probably because cardiac failure dominates mortality in BubR1H/H mice; p16Ink4a-independent pathologies were unaffected, and mature cataracts did not improve with late-life clearance.
- Evident from the text: the findings are in a progeroid BubR1 hypomorphic mouse model rather than natural ageing, some measurements were performed in female mice, and absence of overt side effects was only tested in WT;INK-ATTAC mice up to 8 months.
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“Although a universal marker that is solely expressed in senescent cells has not been identified, most senescent cells seem to express p16Ink4a, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and tumour suppressor that enforces growth arrest by activating Rb5,7.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [5] Rodier, F. & Campisi, J. Four faces of cellular senescence. J. Cell Biol. 192, 547–556 (2011) source
In “What defines a senescent cell?” the paper explicitly states that most senescent cells express p16INK4a. The same section notes that no identified marker is entirely specific to senescence, consistent with the citing sentence’s qualification. (LLM, conf=0.95)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [7] Kim, W. Y. & Sharpless, N. E. The regulation of INK4/ARF in cancer and aging. Cell 127, 265–275 (2006) source
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“Furthermore, our data indicate that acquisition of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which enables cells to secrete a variety of growth factors, cytokines and proteases4, contributes to age-related tissue dysfunction.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [4] Coppé, J. P. et al. Senescence-associated secretory phenotypes reveal cell-nonautonomous functions of oncogenic RAS and the p53 tumor suppressor. PLoS Biol. 6, e301 (2008) source
The citation is attached to the description of the SASP, not to the citing authors’ conclusion about age-related tissue dysfunction. The source paper’s Discussion describes the SASP as a secretory phenotype and reports high levels of secreted inflammatory cytokines and growth factors; it also suggests that chronic secretion may disrupt tissue function. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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“rosiglitazone, a drug that can induce cellular senescence and p16Ink4a expression through activation of PPARγ16.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites [16] Gan, Q. et al. PPARγ accelerates cellular senescence by inducing p16INK4α expression in human diploid fibroblasts. J. Cell Sci. 121, 2235–2245 (2008) sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The “PPARγ-mediated regulation of p16INK4α expression” section reports that PPARγ overexpression or troglitazone treatment increased p16 protein in human fibroblasts; the RNA-interference section links PPARγ-agonist effects to senescence. The paper’s treatment passages name troglitazone and pioglitazone, not rosiglitazone, so they do not establish the claim for that specific drug. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Senescent cells accumulate in various tissues and organs with ageing3”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites [3] Campisi, J. Senescent cells, tumor suppression, and organismal aging: good citizens, bad neighbors. Cell 120, 513–522 (2005) source
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“We replaced the Fabp4 promoter with a 2,617-bp fragment of the p16Ink4a gene promoter that is transcriptionally active in senescent, but not non-senescent cells (Fig. 1a)9.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
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- Partly supportedcites [9] Wang, W., Wu, J., Zhang, Z. & Tong, T. Characterization of regulatory elements on the promoter region of p16INK4a that contribute to overexpression of p16 in senescent fibroblasts. J. Biol. Chem. 276, 48655–48661 (2001) sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion reports that the tested p16INK4a promoter fragments were 5–7 times more active in senescent than in young fibroblasts, supporting senescence-associated activity. It does not identify a 2,617-bp fragment, and its measurements of promoter activity in young cells do not support the claim that the promoter is inactive in non-senescent cells. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Skeletal muscle and eye had a similar reduction in senescence indicators (Fig. 3c, d and Supplementary Fig. 6b, c).”
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“Age-related phenotypes of BubR1H/H mice that arise in a p16Ink4a-independent fashion, such as cardiac arrhythmias and arterial wall stiffening14, were not attenuated in AP20187-treated BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC mice (Supplementary Fig. 5a, b).”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [14] Matsumoto, T. et al. Aging-associated vascular phenotype in mutant mice with low levels of BubR1. Stroke 38, 1050–1056 (2007) source
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“The above age-related phenotypes were not delayed upon AP20187 treatment of BubR1H/H mice lacking INK-ATTAC (Fig. 2b and Supplementary Fig. 4).”
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“We found that the vast majority of cells from both transgenic lines were either dead or in the process of dying 48 h after adding AP20187 (Fig. 2a).”
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“The IAT of AP20187-treated BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC mice showed a marked decrease in SA-β-Gal staining compared with the IAT of untreated counterparts (Fig. 3a).”
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“Additionally, the expression of p16Ink4a is known to increase with ageing in several rodent and human tissues8.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
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- Partly supportedcites [8] Krishnamurthy, J. et al. Ink4a/Arf expression is a biomarker of aging. J. Clin. Invest. 114, 1299–1307 (2004) sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The 'Expression of Ink4a/Arf in vivo' section reports increased p16INK4a expression with age across many mouse and rat tissues. Table 1 compares those findings with published human tissue staining, but does not show age-related increases across several human tissues; the References name evidence for aging human kidney specifically. The claim's extension to several human tissues is therefore not established by this copy (no page numbers available). (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which enables cells to secrete a variety of growth factors, cytokines and proteases4”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
What the sources say
- Partly supportedcites [4] Coppé, J. P. et al. Senescence-associated secretory phenotypes reveal cell-nonautonomous functions of oncogenic RAS and the p53 tumor suppressor. PLoS Biol. 6, e301 (2008) sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
In the Results section on senescent fibroblasts (page unavailable), the paper identifies cytokines and growth factors as SASP components and reports increased secretion of SASP proteins. The passages in our copy do not identify secreted proteases as SASP components, so that part of the claim is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“Cellular senescence, which halts the proliferation of damaged or dysfunctional cells, is an important mechanism to constrain the malignant progression of tumour cells1,2.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
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- Supportedcites [1] Campisi, J. Cellular senescence: putting the paradoxes in perspective. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 21, 107–112 (2011) source
In “Senescent cells – in culture and in vivo,” the paper describes an essentially irreversible growth arrest in response to stresses including DNA damage and dysfunctional telomeres. In “Cellular senescence and tumor suppression,” it says that this growth arrest suppresses malignant tumorigenesis and that dismantling the senescence response accelerates progression from premalignant lesions to malignant tumors. (LLM, conf=0.93)
- Supportedcites [2] Kuilman, T., Michaloglou, C., Mooi, W. J. & Peeper, D. S. The essence of senescence. Genes Dev. 24, 2463–2479 (2010) source
In “Replicative cellular senescence,” the paper says that sufficiently severe DNA damage can lead to senescence rather than continued proliferation. “Cellular senescence as a pathophysiological phenomenon” describes oncogene-induced proliferation arrest as a defense against tumor formation, and “Secreted factors in senescence” says senescence limits the expansion of early malignant cells. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“Importantly, late-life treated animals had increased mean muscle fibre diameters and showed improved performance in treadmill exercise tests (Fig. 4a, b).”
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“Together, these data indicate that senescent cells were cleared from tissues and that this delays acquisition of age-related dysfunction in BubR1 hypomorphic mice.”
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“Furthermore, most fat depots of these animals were enlarged and adipocyte cell size and subdermal adipose layer thickness were significantly increased (Fig. 4c–e).”
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“treadmill exercise tests revealed that duration of exercise, distance travelled and overall amount of work performed were all significantly increased in the animals treated with AP20187 (Fig. 2e), indicating preservation of muscle function.”
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“We observed GFP fluorescence in two of these strains, BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC-3 and -5 (Fig. 1b and Supplementary Fig. 1a).”
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“Skeletal muscle and lens tissue of aged BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC mice are SA-β-Gal negative (data not shown), but both these tissues expressed other markers of senescence (Fig. 1f and Supplementary Fig. 3a).”
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“and that removal of senescent cells can prevent or delay tissue dysfunction and extend healthspan.”
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“AP20187, a synthetic drug that induces dimerization of a membrane-bound myristoylated FK506-binding-protein–caspase 8 (FKBP–Casp8) fusion protein expressed specifically in adipocytes via the minimal Fabp4 promoter6.”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [6] Pajvani, U. B. et al. Fat apoptosis through targeted activation of caspase 8: a new mouse model of inducible and reversible lipoatrophy. Nature Med. 11, 797–803 (2005) source
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“BubR1H/H mice have a markedly shortened lifespan and exhibit a variety of age-related phenotypes, including infertility, lordokyphosis, sarcopenia, cataracts, fat loss, cardiac arrhythmias, arterial wall stiffening, impaired wound healing and dermal thinning12–14.”
§ Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [12] Baker, D. J. et al. BubR1 insufficiency causes early onset of aging-associated phenotypes and infertility in mice. Nature Genet. 36, 744–749 (2004) source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [13] Hartman, T. K., Wengenack, T. M., Poduslo, J. F. & van Deursen, J. M. Mutant mice with small amounts of BubR1 display accelerated age-related gliosis. Neurobiol. Aging 28, 921–927 (2007) source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [14] Matsumoto, T. et al. Aging-associated vascular phenotype in mutant mice with low levels of BubR1. Stroke 38, 1050–1056 (2007) source
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Cardiac failure is the main cause of death in BubR1H/H mice.
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Before this study, it was unknown whether senescent cells are causally implicated in age-related dysfunction and whether removing them is beneficial.
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“Reducing highly p16Ink4a+-expressing cells, some of which are senescent, in INK-ATTAC transgenic mice starting from mid-adulthood (age 12 months) reportedly extends median lifespan49.”
From Senolytics improve physical function and increase lifespan in old age (2018) · cites this paper as [49]
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“Ablating p16+ cells in these mice suppresses age-related disease, extending the health span of two independent strains of transgenic mice: INK-ATTAC and p16-3MR (see Supplemental Figure 1 for a description of the models) (8–10).”
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“This BubR1H/H progeria model has accelerated and elevated superphysiologic levels of cellular senescence due to chromosome missegregation as well as increasing aneuploidy (8, 80).”
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“In addition, many immune cell types and subtypes develop a senescence-like state with increased expression of p16, p21, and SASP factors92,93.”
From Guidelines for minimal information on cellular senescence experimentation in vivo (2024) · cites this paper as [93]
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“Interestingly, adaptive immune function can be improved by short-term treatment with rapamycin95, which reduces the markers of senescence and SASP in PBMCs93.”
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“The healthspan of mice is enhanced by killing senescent cells using a transgenic suicide gene.”
From The Achilles' heel of senescent cells: from transcriptome to senolytic drugs (2015) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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“Both recent intervention studies18 and our correlative data presented here strongly underscore the importance of cell senescence for determination of ageing rate and lifespan in mammals.”
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“In pre-clinical aging models, accumulation of senescent cells is associated with multiple chronic diseases and disorders, geriatric syndromes, multi-morbidity, and accelerated aging phenotypes.”
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“mice that express low levels of the spindle assembly checkpoint protein BubR1 (BubR1H/H) exhibit multiple age-related phenotypes at 3–5 months of age, including atrophic skeletal muscle fibers, muscle wasting, and impaired skeletal muscle regeneration”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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“Compared to vehicle-treated mice, skeletal muscle of life-long AP20187-treated mice exhibited significantly lower expression of transgene elements (CASP8, EGFP) and senescence markers, including p16, p21, p19, Pai1, Il6, Mmp3, and Mmp13.”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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“Transgenic mouse lines where senescent cells can be cleared by a genetic construct and commercially available senolytic drugs should also be considered as sensitivity to senolytic methods is one of the strongest lines of evidence currently used in the literature [167,172–174].”
From Untangling senescent and damage‐associated microglia in the aging and diseased brain (2023) · cites this paper as [172]
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“depletion of cells expressing the senescence marker cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16INK4A in genetically modified mice prolongs median lifespan and improves overall health (Baker et al. 2016; Farr et al. 2017; Baker et al. 2011; Jeon et al. 2017; Abdul-Aziz et al. 2019; Kim et al. 2019; Patil et al. 2019; Xu et al. 2015; Roos et al. 2016; Baar et al. 2017)”
From Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies senescent cerebromicrovascular endothelial cells in the aged mouse brain (2020) · cites this paper as Baker et al. 2011
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“Treatments to target and kill senescent cells, like senolytics, have shown promising results in extending lifespans and ameliorating various diseases.12,13”
From Single-cell senescence identification reveals senescence heterogeneity, trajectory, and modulators (2024) · cites this paper as [13]
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“mutant mice with premature aging due to extensive and persistent damage, present dramatic levels of senescence and their progeroid phenotypes are ameliorated by elimination of p16Ink4a or p53”
From The Hallmarks of Aging (2013) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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“Removal of the p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells, for instance, using a suicide gene under the regulation of the Cdkn2a promoter has been shown to attenuate progression of age-related decline and preserve cognitive function in both an accelerated aging AD mouse model and a tauopathy mouse model (Baker et al., 2011; Bussian et al., 2018).”
From Inhibiting USP16 rescues stem cell aging and memory in an Alzheimer’s model (2022) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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“Consistent with this idea is the observation that interference with senescent cell accumulation in BubR1 progeroid mice delays several aging-associated disorders that these animals develop 4 , 5 .”
From Naturally occurring p16Ink4a-positive cells shorten healthy lifespan (2016) · cites this paper as [4]
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“Although drug-treated BubR1H/H;INK-ATTAC mice did not live longer, they were remarkably protected from several other age-related pathologies, including cataracts, sarcopenia, and loss of subcutaneous fat (128).”
From Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer (2013) · cites this paper as [128]
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“This study provided the first direct evidence that senescent cells can, at least in a premature aging mouse model, drive degenerative age-related pathology.”
From Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer (2013) · cites this paper as [128]
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“The idea that senescent cells can drive age-related pathology recently received substantial support from a transgenic mouse model in which senescent cells could be eliminated by administering a drug (128).”
From Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer (2013) · cites this paper as [128]
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“treatment of BubR1 hypomorphic mice harbouring the INK-ATTAC transgene to remove p16-expressing cells beginning at weaning age attenuated the accumulation of senescent cells and premature ageing in skeletal muscle, eye and adipose tissue11”
From Cellular senescence in ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities (2021) · cites this paper as [11]
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“Removal of SnCs delays several pathologies7–9 and increases healthy lifespan8.”
From Local clearance of senescent cells attenuates the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and creates a pro-regenerative environment (2017) · cites this paper as [7]
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In the citing paper
“the previously reported INK-ATTAC transgenic mouse model, which expresses the FK506 binding protein–caspase-8 fusion protein under the control of the p16INK4a promoter7,8.”
From Local clearance of senescent cells attenuates the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and creates a pro-regenerative environment (2017) · cites this paper as [7]
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“Earlier we have shown that, in BubR1 progeroid mice, ATTAC ablates p16 Ink4a -positive senescent cells upon administration of AP20187 (AP), a dimerizer that activates FKBP-fused Casp8 4 .”
From Naturally occurring p16Ink4a-positive cells shorten healthy lifespan (2016) · cites this paper as [4]
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In the citing paper
“Selective removal of p16 INK4A+ cells from BubR1 H/H INK-ATTAC mice delays kyphosis, cataracts, and muscle atrophy”
From Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward (2019) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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In the citing paper
“but it does not delay cardiac arrhythmias and arterial wall stiffening nor does it extend lifespan”
From Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward (2019) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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In the citing paper
“the demonstration that ablation of p16 INK4A expressing cells slowed age-related declines in progeroid BubR1 H/H mice”
From Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward (2019) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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In the citing paper
“provided the first evidence that senescent cells are causal for certain aging phenotypes”
From Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward (2019) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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In the citing paper
“Models of accelerated cellular senescence show premature ageing and increased incidence of age-related pathologies, suggesting that accumulating senescent cells contributes to ageing-related functional compromise and predisposes to age-related disease [38].”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
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In the citing paper
“However, senescence has also been implicated both in promoting carcinogenesis 15 and in age-related pathologies 16,17 through its autocrine and paracrine effects, known as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) originally described by the Campisi group.18,19”
From Senescence from G2 arrest, revisited (2015) · cites this paper as [16]
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In the citing paper
“Using the Ink-Attac mouse model, in which a drug, AP20187 (AP), induces apoptosis through dimerization of FKBP-fused caspase 8, we previously discovered that clearance of p16-expressing cells improves parameters of physical health and function in progeroid mice31.”
From Cellular senescence mediates fibrotic pulmonary disease (2017) · cites this paper as [31]
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“Clearance of senescent cells is also beneficial for age-associated disorders 39 .”
From A complex secretory program orchestrated by the inflammasome controls paracrine senescence (2013) · cites this paper as [39]
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In the citing paper
“elimination of senescent cells in an experimental progeria model delays age-related pathologies”
From The Hallmarks of Aging (2013) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
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In the citing paper
“Longer term treatments (from 20 to 26 months of age) were effective at opposing several known phenotypes of aging: macrophage infiltration of tissues, a hallmark of chronic inflammation23,25, glomerulosclerosis of the kidney26 and skeletal muscle atrophy27 (Fig. 4e).”
From L1 drives IFN in senescent cells and promotes age-associated inflammation (2019) · cites this paper as [27]
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“Seminal discoveries, first by Hayflick and Moorehead, and lately by Baker et al., concretized cellular senescence as a major driver of aging with the age-associated accumulation of senescent cells”
From Benefits of Metformin in Attenuating the Hallmarks of Aging (2020) · cites this paper as Baker et al. 2011
In the citing paper
“and attenuation of age-related tissue dysfunction after their removal, even late in life (Hayflick and Moorhead 1961, Baker et al. 2011).”
From Benefits of Metformin in Attenuating the Hallmarks of Aging (2020) · cites this paper as Baker et al. 2011
In the citing paper
“Of note, we and our colleagues recently identified a possibly causal link between cellular senescence and aging phenotypes by showing that the clearance of senescent cells in a mouse progeroid model in vivo can delay age-related tissue dysfunction, including cataract formation, lipodystrophy, and lordokyphosis (7).”
From Cellular Senescence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Therapeutic Opportunity (2015) · cites this paper as [7]
In the citing paper
“Experiments in progeroid INK-ATTAC;BubR1H/H mice showed that senescent cell clearance could reverse age-related lipodystrophy.”
From Cellular Senescence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Therapeutic Opportunity (2015) · cites this paper as [7]
In the citing paper
“Current methods for assessing senescent cell burden in vivo are at the tissue level, either by quantification of senescent cells through methods such as immunohistochemistry for markers including heterochromatin foci, p16 expression, SA-βgal activity, or screening for transgenic labels such as the p16INK4A promoter-driven GFP in the INK-ATTAC mouse (7).”
From Cellular Senescence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Therapeutic Opportunity (2015) · cites this paper as [7]
In the citing paper
“The development of transgenic mice from which senescent cells can be selectively cleared allowed the demonstration of senescent cells' causal role in disease (7).”
From Cellular Senescence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Therapeutic Opportunity (2015) · cites this paper as [7]
In the citing paper
“Removal of senescent cells can attenuate age-related tissue dysfunction and extend health span.”
From Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence: Cell Cycle Arrest and Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“selective elimination of senescent cells can prevent or delay age-related tissue dysfunction to extend life span and improve health span (Baker et al., 2011; Xu et al., 2015a; Baker et al., 2016; Hashimoto et al., 2016; Zhao et al., 2018).”
From Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence: Cell Cycle Arrest and Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“Recently, attention has focused on the effect of senescence in vivo where purging p16-positive senescent cells in transgenic mice increased mean lifespan as well as aspects of healthspan65.”
From The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process (2021) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“Another key feature of cellular senescence is the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which is dependent on p38MAPK (p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases), NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells), cGAS(cyclic GMP-AMP synthase)/STING(stimulator of IFN genes), NOTCH and mTORmammalian target of rapamycin) signalling [38,39,40,41,42].”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“Models of accelerated cellular senescence show premature ageing and increased incidence of age-related pathologies, suggesting that accumulating senescent cells contributes to ageing-related functional compromise and predisposes to age-related disease [38].”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“Increased levels of p16INK4a have been documented in aged and stressed tissues, compared to younger, healthy tissues, whereas the removal of p16INK4a-expressing senescent cells in mice prevented or delayed tissue dysfunction and age-related disorders [38,80].”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“progeroid models have provided in vivo experimental data of accelerated ageing-related degenerative pathologies.”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“In addition, experimental senolysis ameliorated ageing-related pathologies [38].”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“Lifelong elimination of p16INK4A cells substantially delayed age-related disease, whereas late life elimination of p16INK4A cells attenuated these age-related pathologies [38]”
From Ageing, Cellular Senescence and Neurodegenerative Disease (2018) · cites this paper as [38]
In the citing paper
“robust in vivo proof of the causative involvement of senescent cells in aging and in particular age-related diseases10,11.”
From Identification and characterization of Cardiac Glycosides as senolytic compounds (2019) · cites this paper as [11]
In the citing paper
“clearing senescent cells from progeroid or naturally aging mice improves healthspan 10, increases lifespan 12 and benefits an array of pathologies”
From Cardiac glycosides are broad-spectrum senolytics (2019) · cites this paper as [10]
In the citing paper
“Genetic and pharmacological strategies have demonstrated the benefits of eliminating senescent cells in the context of aging and disease 10,12,51.”
From Cardiac glycosides are broad-spectrum senolytics (2019) · cites this paper as [10]
In the citing paper
“To circumvent this problem, two similar yet unique mouse models have been developed to detect and eliminate senescent cells.”
From Cellular senescence in brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases: evidence and perspectives (2018) · cites this paper as [29]
In the citing paper
“Using mouse models, elimination of these cells, through either genetic means or senolytic therapies, has largely shown beneficial impacts, irrespective of the disease or condition investigated (29-31, 99, 100).”
From Cellular senescence in brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases: evidence and perspectives (2018) · cites this paper as [29]
In the citing paper
“In mice, the clearance of p16INK4A-positive cells extends lifespan and slows the emergence of ageing phenotypes and age-related functional deterioration of organs and tissues111,112.”
From Inflammageing: chronic inflammation in ageing, cardiovascular disease, and frailty (2018) · cites this paper as [111]
In the citing paper
“It is thus not surprising that senescent cell burden is a good predictor of animal lifespan.94,95”
From Senescence-induced inflammation: an important player and key therapeutic target in atherosclerosis (2020) · cites this paper as [94]
In the citing paper
“the clearance of senescent cells by either genetic engineering or the administration of senolytic drugs has been associated with reduced circulating levels of pro-inflammatory markers, increased lifespan, and delayed frailty-related phenotypes in mice”
From Inflammageing: chronic inflammation in ageing, cardiovascular disease, and frailty (2018) · cites this paper as [111]
In the citing paper
“A cohort of aged INK-ATTAC transgenic mice, in which cells with high INK4a promoter activity, which is indicative of senescence, can be forced to undergo apoptosis138,139, exhibited increased resilience to pathogens, including the mouse hepatitis virus (MHV, a mouse β-coronavirus), when p16INK4a-high senescent cells were subjected to ATTAC-dependent depletion27.”
From COVID-19 and cellular senescence (2023) · cites this paper as [138]
In the citing paper
“Elimination of senescent cells by suicide gene-mediated ablation of p16Ink4a-expressing senescent cells in INK-ATTAC mice has resulted in significant improvements in healthspan and lifespan”
From Telomeres and cell senescence—size matters not (2017) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“suggesting that senescent cells are drivers of ageing (Baker et al., 2011, Baker et al., 2016).”
From Telomeres and cell senescence—size matters not (2017) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“Elimination of senescent cells may therefore allow better recovery of tissues, consistent with the finding that senescent cell elimination via transgenic techniques improves aging‐associated phenotypes”
From p21 maintains senescent cell viability under persistent DNA damage response by restraining JNK and caspase signaling (2017) · cites this paper as Baker et al, 2011
In the citing paper
“INK-ATTAC mice can be used as a reporter to track the dynamics of p16Ink4a-positive cells.”
From Exercise activates AMPK in mouse and human pancreatic islets to decrease senescence (2024) · cites this paper as [25]
In the citing paper
“Indeed, sub-populations of senescent MuSCs marked by expression of p16Ink4a contribute to sarcopenic wasting and repair dysfunction characteristic of aged muscles in the accelerated-aging BubR1 hypomorphic mouse model59,60.”
From The central role of muscle stem cells in regenerative failure with aging (2015) · cites this paper as [60]
In the citing paper
“Conditional ablation of this p16Ink4a-expressing MuSC population and other senescent cells ameliorates muscle wasting, leading to improved performance in treadmill exercise tests60.”
From The central role of muscle stem cells in regenerative failure with aging (2015) · cites this paper as [60]
In the citing paper
“In animals, genetic and pharmacologic reduction of senescent cell burden results in the prevention, delay, and/or alleviation of a variety of aging-related diseases and sequelae.”
From Reducing Senescent Cell Burden in Aging and Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
In the citing paper
“Senolytics have been used to prevent, delay, or alleviate a plethora of age-onset diseases and syndromes in pre-clinical models.”
From Reducing Senescent Cell Burden in Aging and Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
In the citing paper
“While genetic models of senescent cell clearance provide proof-of-principle for the health and life span benefits of reducing the burden of old cells and the SASP”
From Reducing Senescent Cell Burden in Aging and Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
In the citing paper
“Elimination of even a relatively small proportion of existing senescent cells (~30% reduction) using a “suicide” transgene, INK-ATTAC, that permits inducible elimination of p16Ink4a-expressing senescent cells upon administration of a drug (AP20187; Figure 2), extends healthspan and prevents the development of multiple age-related morbidities in both progeroid and normal chronologically-aged mice [”
From Reducing Senescent Cell Burden in Aging and Disease (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
In the citing paper
“Clearance of senescent cells only late in life did not improve age-related pathologies but did attenuate their progression170.”
From Stem cell aging: mechanisms, regulators and therapeutic opportunities (2014) · cites this paper as [170]
In the citing paper
“Using an inducible genetic model for senescent cell ablation, one study demonstrated that life-long clearance of senescent cells from progeroid mouse tissues, via ablation of p16Ink4a-expressing cells, delays the onset of pathologies in multiple aging tissues, including the fat, muscle and eye170.”
From Stem cell aging: mechanisms, regulators and therapeutic opportunities (2014) · cites this paper as [170]
In the citing paper
“selective killing of those p16-expressing cells in a premature ageing mouse model also delays ageing phenotypes 148”
From Inside and out: the activities of senescence in cancer (2014) · cites this paper as [148]
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“Accordingly, removal of senescent cells by genetic or pharmacological “senolytic” approaches extends median lifespan in old mice and prevents the onset of age-associated disease (Baker et al., 2016; Baker et al., 2011; Xu et al., 2018; Zhu et al., 2015).”
From Cytoplasmic DNA: sources, sensing, and role in aging and disease (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“In support of this tenet, the genetic ablation of p16 + cells in a transgenic mouse model is sufficient to extend the lifespan of naturally aged mice and reduce the manifestation of age-associated pathologies, including cancer.177”
From Meta-hallmarks of aging and cancer (2023) · cites this paper as [177]
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“The whole-body elimination of p16 + senescent cells in middle-aged mice reduces the rate of spontaneous tumor formation.177”
From Meta-hallmarks of aging and cancer (2023) · cites this paper as [177]
In the citing paper
“The expression of p16Ink4a is essentially undetectable in young and healthy tissues, but p16Ink4a+ cells accumulate in many aged or diseased tissues.18,19,21,22,23,28”
From Identifying specific functional roles for senescence across cell types (2024) · cites this paper as [22]
In the citing paper
“The expression of p16Ink4a is essentially undetectable in young and healthy tissues, but p16Ink4a+ cells accumulate in many aged or diseased tissues.18,19,21,22,23,28”
From Identifying specific functional roles for senescence across cell types (2024) · cites this paper as [22]
In the citing paper
“Moreover, multiple p16-based mouse models [15,26–28] might not target the same p16high cells in vivo due to different transgene designs (such as different p16 promoters or transgene locations).”
From The heterogeneity of cellular senescence: insights at the single-cell level (2023) · cites this paper as [15]
In the citing paper
“Excessive accumulation of senescent cells in numerous tissues leads to multiple chronic diseases, tissue dysfunction, age-related diseases and organ ageing.”
From Immune Clearance of Senescent Cells to Combat Ageing and Chronic Diseases (2020) · cites this paper as [13]
In the citing paper
“However, excessive accumulation of senescent cells causally shortens the healthy lifespan [11] and drives organ ageing [12], age-related organ deterioration/disorders [13,14], tissue dysfunction and chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) [15,16], cancer [2], neurodegenerative diseases [17,18] and osteoarthritis [19].”
From Immune Clearance of Senescent Cells to Combat Ageing and Chronic Diseases (2020) · cites this paper as [13]
In the citing paper
“Exposure to the drug AP20187 causes the caspase 8 fusion protein unique to p16INK4a-expressing cells to dimerize and initiate apoptosis (Baker et al., 2011; Xu et al., 2018).”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“Encouragingly, initiation of p16INK4a-postive cell clearance in mid-life also benefitted the molecular and morphological phenotype of skeletal muscle and measures of physical function in progeroid mice.”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“Further, muscle fiber size and treadmill exercise time, distance, and total work to exhaustion were significantly greater in AP20187 treated BubR1 H/H;INK-ATTAC mice.”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“This model has enabled the study of how systemic removal of p16Ink4a-expressing cells, that are presumably senescent, affect the structure and function of multiple organ systems.”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“A major conceptual advance in the role of senescent cells in organismal aging was driven by the development and application of the INK-ATTAC mouse model (Baker et al., 2011).”
From Skeletal muscle aging, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics: current knowledge and future directions (2021) · cites this paper as Baker et al., 2011
In the citing paper
“In contrast, deletion of senescent cells by a genetic approach attenuated age-related deterioration and extended the health-span in aged mice.8,9”
From Elimination of senescent cells by β-galactosidase-targeted prodrug attenuates inflammation and restores physical function in aged mice (2020) · cites this paper as [8]
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“Senescent cells can impair tissue function in ageing despite their relatively low abundance (< 15%) [3], [4].”
From Iron accumulation in senescent cells is coupled with impaired ferritinophagy and inhibition of ferroptosis (2018) · cites this paper as [4]
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“Importantly, genetic or chemical ablation of senescent cells in mouse models delays the onset of age-related disorders, including cancer, leading to increased life-spans and promoting tissue rejuvenation in late life.36–38”
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“Indeed, when senescent cells were removed from aged mice artificially, the animals lived longer and were healthier [96].”
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Combining stem cell rejuvenation and senescence targeting to synergistically extend lifespan
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Aging and neoteny in the B lineage
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Aging and cancer hallmarks as therapeutic targets
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“This acquired feature is exploited as a potential therapeutic strategy using senolytic therapy, a selective clearance of senescent cells, which was initially developed to mitigate age-related pathologies and improve longevity [18].”
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“Thus, this notion is supported by studies showing that the selective elimination of senescent cells can extend the lifespan of genetically heterogeneous normal mice [81].”
Senotherapeutics for HIV and aging
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BackgroundAge-related arterial telomere uncapping and senescence is greater in women compared with men
Walker, A. E., Morgan, R. G., Ives, S. J., Cawthon, R., Andtbacka, R. H. I., Noyes, D. R., Lesniewski, L. A., Richardson, R. S., & Donato, A. J. (2015) · Experimental Gerontology · doi:10.1016/j.exger.2015.11.009 · Cited by 19
Induction of T Cell Senescence by Cytokine Induced Bystander Activation
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“Previous studies indicate that the elimination of senescent tissue cells promotes health and alleviates age-related pathology (Baker et al., 2011).”
BackgroundCellular senescence in vivo: From cells to tissues to pathologies
Kumar, A., Bano, D., & Ehninger, D. (2020) · Mechanisms of Ageing and Development · doi:10.1016/j.mad.2020.111308 · Cited by 19
Aging at the Crossroads of Organ Interactions: Implications for the Heart
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Speeding up the clock: The past, present and future of progeria
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“However, the age-associated pathologies seen in the adipose tissue and skeletal muscle (including lordokyphosis) and the bilateral cataracts in BubR1 mice were rescued upon elimination of the p16positive senescent cells (Baker et al. 2011).”
BackgroundInfluentialZhao, Y., Zhu, X., Ma, W., Zhang, Y., Yuan, F., Kim, S. R., Tang, H., Jordan, K. L., Lerman, A., Tchkonia, T., et al. (2025) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-025-07666-1 · Cited by 20
“We used in these experiments mice heterozygous for the INK-ATTAC transgenes (a transgenic mouse model that expresses FKBP-Casp8 and GFP under the control of a minimal p16 INK-4a promoter fragment transcriptionally active in senescent cells) on a female C57BL/6 background [12 – 14].”
Self-citationThe context-dependent effect of cellular senescence: From embryogenesis and wound healing to aging
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The crosstalk between cellular reprogramming and senescence in aging and regeneration
Chiche, A., Chen, C., & Li, H. (2020) · Experimental Gerontology · doi:10.1016/j.exger.2020.111005 · Cited by 21
Senescent Osteocytes: Do They Cause Damage and Can They Be Targeted to Preserve the Skeleton?
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“Experiments with genetically altered mice indicated that lifelong removal of senescent cells delayed onset of age-related pathologies of the eye, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue, whereas deletion late in life slowed the progression of these pathologies.((21)) No improvement in bone mass was detected, but this was…”
BackgroundResultJung, H., Jin, T., Baek, J. Y., Yoon, S., Lee, E., Guralnik, J. M., & Jang, I. (2020) · Clinical Interventions in Aging · doi:10.2147/cia.s280542 · Cited by 18
“Moreover, studies have suggested that frailty phenotype can be a consequence of cellular senescence, possibly mediated by senescence-associated secretory phenotype, and chronic inflammation, and this mechanism might be reversed in pre-clinical models.(28,29) While many studies have focused on discovering molecular bio…”
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“Cellular senescence would contribute to irreversible proliferative arrest and may further result in functional losses of organs and reduced or lost vitality in organisms [5, 6].”
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The potential role of senescence in limiting fibrosis caused by aging
Meng, X., Wang, H., Song, X., Clifton, A. C., & Xiao, J. (2019) · Journal of Cellular Physiology · doi:10.1002/jcp.29313 · Cited by 19
“Damage to the organism caused by senescent cells and the importance of senescent cell clearance are indisputable, especially among the elderly (Baker et al., 2011; Baker et al., 2016).”
BackgroundCentonze, M., Caruso, E. A., Nunzio, V. D., Cofano, M., Saponara, I., Pinto, G., & Notarnicola, M. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu17101716 · Cited by 23
“For instance, genetically eliminating p16-expressing SCs in mouse models of BubR1-deficiency-associated progeria and of chronic diseases has been shown to restore tissue function and significantly extend healthspan [14].”
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“Therefore, anti-aging interventions have been developed to delay aging and the onset of age-associated diseases to extend one’s healthspan and lifespan [3,4].”
BackgroundHernández‐González, F., Pietrocola, F., Cameli, P., Bargagli, E., Prieto‐González, S., Cruz, T., Mendoza, N., Rojas, M. M., Serrano, M., Agustí, A. G. N., et al. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25147554 · Cited by 19
“Correspondingly, systemic clearance of senescent cells through genetic or pharmacological approaches tends to mitigate other aging hallmarks and can delay, prevent, or alleviate various age-related disorders and diseases [125–127].”
BackgroundTrayssac, M., Clarke, C. J., Stith, J. L., Snider, J. M., Newen, N., Gault, C. R., Hannun, Y. A., & Obeid, L. M. (2021) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-020-03281-4 · Cited by 18
Targeted Cargo Delivery in Senescent Cells Using Capped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
Agostini, A., Mondragón, L., Bernardos, A., Martínez‐Máñez, R., Marcos, M. D., Sancenón, F., Soto, J., Costero, A. M., Manguán-García, C., Perona, R., et al. (2012) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201204663 · Cited by 18
Senescence in RASopathies, a possible novel contributor to a complex pathophenoype
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“an amelioration of ageing-related features (Baker et al., 2011; Sharpless, 2004).”
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“…and are important contributors to the ageing process in vivo and the development of age-associated pathologies, has led to an increased interest in those alternative senescence pathways that were previously evidenced only in vitro (Baker et al., 2011; Campisi and Robert, 2014; Adnot et al., 2015).”
MYSM1 Suppresses Cellular Senescence and the Aging Process to Prolong Lifespan
Tian, M., Huang, Y., Song, Y., Li, W., Zhao, P., Liu, W., Wu, K., & Wu, J. (2020) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202001950 · Cited by 16
Chen, Z., Mao, Z., Tang, W., Shi, Y., Liu, J., & You, Y. (2025) · Translational Neurodegeneration · doi:10.1186/s40035-025-00517-1 · Cited by 27
“Interestingly, this approach successfully alleviated the progression of age-related phenotypes in the BubR1 progeroid mouse model [286].”
Inhibiting USP16 rescues stem cell aging and memory in an Alzheimer’s model
Reinitz, F., Chen, E. Y., Nicolis di Robilant, B., Chuluun, B., Antony, J., Jones, R. C., Gubbi, N., Lee, K., Ho, W. H. D., Kolluru, S. S., et al. (2022) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.66037 · Cited by 18
Stress-induced cellular senescence contributes to chronic inflammation and cancer progression.
KOBASHIGAWA, S., M. SAKAGUCHI, Y., MASUNAGA, S., & MORI, E. (2019) · Thermal Medicine · doi:10.3191/thermalmed.35.41 · Cited by 18
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“For instance, Baker et al. (2011) developed a transgenic mouse model with an inducible elimination of the p16INK4a-positive cells, a common senescence marker (INK-ATTAC model).”
BackgroundThe ageing immune system as a potential target of senolytics
Du, P. Y., Gandhi, A., Bawa, M., & Gromala, J. (2023) · Oxford Open Immunology · doi:10.1093/oxfimm/iqad004 · Cited by 20
Cardiac stem cell aging and heart failure
Cesselli, D., Aleksova, A., Mazzega, E., Caragnano, A., & Beltrami, A. P. (2017) · Pharmacological Research · doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2017.01.013 · Cited by 20
Alleviation of ginsenoside Rg1 on hematopoietic homeostasis defects caused by lead-acetate
Cai, S., Zhou, Y., Liu, J., Li, C., Jia, D., Zhang, M., & Wang, Y. (2017) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2017.10.148 · Cited by 18
PTRF acts as an adipokine contributing to adipocyte dysfunctionality and ectopic lipid deposition
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Aging Effects on Cardiac Progenitor Cell Physiology
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Senolytics and the compression of late-life mortality
Kowald, A., & Kirkwood, T. B. L. (2021) · Experimental Gerontology · doi:10.1016/j.exger.2021.111588 · Cited by 22
Lipophilic Statins Eliminate Senescent Endothelial Cells by inducing Anoikis-Related Cell Death
Beláková, B., Wedige, N., Awad, E. M., Heß, S., Oszwald, A., Fellner, M., Khan, S. Y., Resch, U., Lipovac, M., Šmejkal, K., et al. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12242836 · Cited by 18
“Pioneering pre-clinical experimental animal model studies over the past decade have shown that the elimination of such malfunctioning pro-inflammatory senescent cells can ameliorate age pathologies, improve the overall health status, and extend the life span of experimental animals [8–12].”
BackgroundVenkataraman, A., Kordic, I., Li, J., Zhang, N. Y., Bharadwaj, N. S., Fang, Z., Das, S., & Coskun, A. F. (2024) · npj Aging · doi:10.1038/s41514-024-00178-w · Cited by 21
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Absence of AMPKα2 accelerates cellular senescence via p16 induction in mouse embryonic fibroblasts
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Getting on in Old Age: How the Gut Microbiota Interferes With Brain Innate Immunity
Mossad, O., & Blank, T. (2021) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2021.698126 · Cited by 18
“In support of this assumption, the overall health status and even the life span could be dramatically improved when senescent cells were eliminated from aged mice (Baker et al., 2011; Zhu et al., 2015).”
Backgroundp16ink4a Positivity of Melanocytes in Non-Segmental Vitiligo
Lee, J. W., Kim, T. H., Park, T. J., & Kang, H. Y. (2020) · Diagnostics · doi:10.3390/diagnostics10110878 · Cited by 18
From Neuron‐Centric to Glia‐Centric: How Aging Glial Networks Drive Neurodegenerative Disease
Hayashide, L. D. S., Pessoa, B., Dias, G. R., Pontes, B., Pinto, R. S., & Diniz, L. P. (2026) · Journal of Neurochemistry · doi:10.1111/jnc.70361 · Cited by 19
“…therefore contribute to the accumulation of senescent cells, and during chronological aging, the progressive decline in immune surveillance results in a gradual buildup of senescent cells within tissues, promoting tissue dysfunction and age-related decline (Ovadya et al. 2018; Baker et al. 2011).”
Programmed cell death and tissue regeneration: a link that should be resolved
Kopeina, G. S., Efimenko, A. Y., Va, T., & Zhivotovsky, B. (2025) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.00036.2024 · Cited by 20
Spermidine prevents high glucose‐induced senescence in HT‐22 cells by upregulation of CB1 receptor
Zhu, W., Xiao, F., Tang, Y., Zou, W., Li, X., Zhang, P., Wang, A., & Tang, X. (2018) · Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology · doi:10.1111/1440-1681.12955 · Cited by 18
Zhu, N., Liu, X., Xu, M., & Li, Y. (2021) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu13093279 · Cited by 19
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“and the elimination of p16+ senescent cells [31, 32].”
BackgroundMutant lamin A links prophase to a p53 independent senescence program
Moiseeva, O. V., Lessard, F., Acevedo, M., Vernier, M., Tsantrizos, Y. S., & Ferbeyre, G. (2015) · Cell Cycle · doi:10.1080/15384101.2015.1053671 · Cited by 22
“Senescent cells accumulate in mouse models of premature aging where the underlying defect affects mitosis.(2,3) In humans, the Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) mimics some aspects of human aging.”
BackgroundExploring the anti-aging effects of fisetin in telomerase-deficient progeria mouse model
Zhao, R., Kou, H., Jiang, D., & Wang, F. (2023) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.16463 · Cited by 18
“Research has demonstrated that targeted clearance of senescent cells can extend lifespan and has shed light on the significant role of cellular senescence in driving aging and the development of age-related diseases ( Baker et al., 2011 ; Demaria et al., 2014 ).”
BackgroundDNA Damage Induces a Secretory Program in the Quiescent TME that Fosters Adverse Cancer Phenotypes
Gomez-Sarosi, L., Sun, Y., Coleman, I. M., Bianchi-Frias, D., & Nelson, P. S. (2017) · Molecular Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-16-0387 · Cited by 17
“Although the overall burden of senescent cells in the aging host is low, they have been shown to contribute to aging-related pathologies and are hypothesized to influence the development and progression of carcinomas (14, 17).”
BackgroundIdentification of a suitable endogenous control miRNA in bone aging and senescence
Kaur, J., Saul, D., Doolittle, M. L., Rowsey, J. L., Vos, S. J., Farr, J. N., Khosla, S., & Monroe, D. G. (2022) · Gene · doi:10.1016/j.gene.2022.146642 · Cited by 18
“Senescent cells are characterized by their flattened morphology and increased senescence- associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) activity and mRNA expression of p16ink4a and p21Cip1 tumor suppressor genes (Baker et al., 2011; Khosla et al., 2020; Kirkland & Tchkonia, 2017).”
BackgroundCellular senescence: A novel therapeutic target for central nervous system diseases
Lei, S.-Y., Qu, Y., Yang, Y.-Q., Liu, J., Zhang, Y.-F., Zhou, S., He, Q., Jin, H., Yang, Y., & Guo, Z. (2024) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117311 · Cited by 21
Cellular Senescence in Arterial Diseases
Shimizu, I., & Minamino, T. (2020) · Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis · doi:10.12997/jla.2020.9.1.79 · Cited by 21
Ghrelin delays premature aging in Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome
Ferreira‐Marques, M., Carvalho, A., Franco, A. C., Leal, A., Botelho, M., Carmo‐Silva, S., Águas, R., Cortes, L., Lucas, V., Real, A. C., et al. (2023) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/acel.13983 · Cited by 19
“2 I), well-known cell cycle repressors (36-38).”
Methodology Advances in Vertebrate Age Estimation
Zhang, Y., Bi, J., Ning, Y., et al. (2024) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani14020343 · Cited by 17
“Cell-based technologies are used to quantify cell age, which can ultimately be used as an indicator to evaluate the cell phenotype and lifespan [175,176].”
MethodMitochondrial cross-compartmental signalling to maintain proteostasis and longevity
Molenaars, M., Daniels, E. G., Meurs, A., Janssens, G. E., & Houtkooper, R. H. (2020) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0414 · Cited by 17
“During ageing in mammals, senescent cells accumulate in various tissues and organs, and these cells have decreased mitochondrial functioning [12].”
BackgroundLuca, S. N. D., & Vlahos, R. (2023) · British Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bph.16263 · Cited by 19
“Over the last decade, several transgenic mouse models have been developed eliminating senescent cells in vivo, delaying age-related functional impairments and extending life span (Baker et al., 2011).”
BackgroundAging in Ocular Blood Vessels: Molecular Insights and the Role of Oxidative Stress
Cui, X., Buonfiglio, F., Pfeiffer, N., & Gericke, A. (2024) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines12040817 · Cited by 16
Fleyshman, D. I., Wakshlag, J. J., Huson, H. J., Loftus, J. P., Olby, N. J., Brodsky, L., Gudkov, A. V., & Andrianova, E. L. (2021) · Aging · doi:10.18632/aging.203600 · Cited by 18
Liuweidihuang Pill Alleviates Inflammation of the Testis via AMPK/SIRT1/NF‐κB Pathway in Aging Rats
Wang, Y., Yang, Z., Yang, L., Zou, Q., Zhao, S., Hu, N., Chen, D., Cui, R.-Q., & Ma, H. (2020) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2020/2792738 · Cited by 17
Morales-Valencia, J., & David, G. (2021) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2021.747822 · Cited by 21
“In vivo evidence also supports this idea, the Van Deursen group showed that clearance of senescent cells decreased the incidence of aging-associated disorders in mice (34).”
BackgroundResultSenescence in the ageing skin: a new focus on m TORC 1 and the lysosome
Smith, P., & Carroll, B. (2024) · FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.17281 · Cited by 18
“…1. negatively impacts tissues via a variety of mechanisms, for example through secretion of inflammatory factors, and their significance in ageing is exemplified by the observation that senescent cell clearance in mouse models leads to an extension in their healthy lifespan (‘healthspan’) [3,4].”
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Self-citationNeuroimmune interactions in Alzheimer's disease—New frontier with old challenges?
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Metadata
- Authors
- Baker, D. J., Wijshake, T., Tchkonia, T., LeBrasseur, N. K., Childs, B. G., van de Sluis, B., Kirkland, J. L., & van Deursen, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2011-11
- Volume
- 479
- Issue
- 7372
- Pages
- 232-236
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- PMC
- PMC3468323
- OpenAlex
- W2069519394
- Cited by
- 3,670
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 221 · 2025: 284 · 2024: 347 · 2023: 316 · 2022: 333 · 2021: 333 · 2020: 324 · 2019: 299 · 2018: 250 · 2017: 190 · 2016: 203 · 2015: 157 · 2014: 159 · 2013: 127 · 2012: 119
- FWCI
- 89.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (P01AG041122, AG 13925, R01AG013925, R37AG013925)
- National Cancer Institute (CA-96985, R01CA096985)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK050456)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
- Keywords
- cellular senescence, senolytics, senolytic therapy, p16INK4a, senescent cell clearance, aging, age-related diseases, healthspan extension, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, eye, tissue dysfunction
- MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue, Aging, Animals, Bone Marrow Cells, Cell Count, Cells, Cultured, Eye, Female, Genotype, Longevity, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Phenotype, Progeria, Time Factors, Weaning, Gene Expression, Tacrolimus, Cellular Senescence, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Muscle, Skeletal, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Mice
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