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Cellular senescence and senolytics: the path to the clinic

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Abstract

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 cell cycle arrest in response to damaging stimuli. Senescent cells can arise throughout the lifespan and, if persistent, can have deleterious effects on tissue function due to the many proteins they secrete. In preclinical models, interventions targeting those senescent cells that are persistent and cause tissue damage have been shown to delay, prevent or alleviate multiple disorders. In line with this, the discovery of small-molecule senolytic drugs that selectively clear senescent cells has led to promising strategies for preventing or treating multiple diseases and age-related conditions in humans. In this Review, we outline the rationale for senescent cells as a therapeutic target for disorders across the lifespan and discuss the most promising strategies—including recent and ongoing clinical trials—for translating small-molecule senolytics and other senescence-targeting interventions into clinical use. Cellular senescence has emerged as a promising therapeutic target for disorders across the lifespan; this Review highlights the most promising strategies for translating senescence-targeting interventions into clinical use in the near future.

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    Preclinical results in animal models predict human clinical outcomes for senolytic interventions.

    “promising results from preclinical studies have facilitated progression to early-phase clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of senolytics”
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    CAR T cell therapy is expensive, individually formulated, can cause graft-versus-host disease, and requires prolonged immunosuppression.

    “Furthermore, CAR T cell therapy is expensive, generally has to be specifically formulated for each individual being treated, and can lead to graft versus host disease, necessitating prolonged immunosuppressive therapy with all its attendant risks.”
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    The Unitary Theory/hypothesis that fundamental aging mechanisms are tightly interconnected is correct.

    “if the Unitary hypothesis is correct, they may contribute less-than-additive effects because fundamental aging mechanisms are tightly interconnected.”
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Authors
Chaib, S., Tchkonia, T., & Kirkland, J. L.
Affiliations
Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Kirkland, James L.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2022-08
Volume
28
Issue
8
Pages
1556-1568
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W4292488030
Cited by
1,134
References
242
Citations by year
2026: 255 · 2025: 335 · 2024: 324 · 2023: 195 · 2022: 25
FWCI
25.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (R37AG13925, R33AG61456, R01AG072301, R01AG61414, P01AG62413, UH3AG56933)
  • the Connor Fund, Robert J. and Theresa W. Ryan, and the Noaber Foundation.
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, senescence-associated secretory phenotype, aging, age-related diseases, clinical trials, drug repurposing
MeSH terms
Senotherapeutics, Aging, Humans, Cellular Senescence, Cell Cycle Checkpoints

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