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 …

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 …

Senolytic therapy in mild Alzheimer's disease: a phase 1 feasibility trial

MM Gonzales, VR Garbarino, TF Kautz, JP Palavicini… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular senescence contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. An open-label,
proof-of-concept, phase I clinical trial of orally delivered senolytic therapy, dasatinib (D) and …

Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging

P Singh, K Gollapalli, S Mangiola, D Schranner… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aging is associated with changes in circulating levels of various molecules, some of which
remain undefined. We find that concentrations of circulating taurine decline with aging in …

Biological aging processes underlying cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease

MM Gonzales, VR Garbarino, E Pollet… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are among the top contributors to
disability and mortality in later life. As with many chronic conditions, aging is the single most …

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 …

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 …

Inflammation in Parkinson's disease: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

M Pajares, A I. Rojo, G Manda, L Boscá, A Cuadrado - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized
by the death of dopaminergic neurons that project from the substantia nigra pars compacta …

DNA damage—how and why we age?

M Yousefzadeh, C Henpita, R Vyas, C Soto-Palma… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Aging is a complex process that results in loss of the ability to reattain homeostasis following
stress, leading, thereby, to increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Many factors contribute …

Ageing as a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease

Y Hou, X Dan, M Babbar, Y Wei… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Ageing is the primary risk factor for most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer
disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD). One in ten individuals aged≥ 65 years has AD …