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 …

The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process

B Schumacher, J Pothof, J Vijg, JHJ Hoeijmakers - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ageing is a complex, multifaceted process leading to widespread functional decline that
affects every organ and tissue, but it remains unknown whether ageing has a unifying causal …

An aged immune system drives senescence and ageing of solid organs

MJ Yousefzadeh, RR Flores, YI Zhu, ZC Schmiechen… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ageing of the immune system, or immunosenescence, contributes to the morbidity and
mortality of the elderly,. To define the contribution of immune system ageing to organism …

DNA damage and repair in age-related inflammation

Y Zhao, M Simon, A Seluanov… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Genomic instability is an important driver of ageing. The accumulation of DNA damage is
believed to contribute to ageing by inducing cell death, senescence and tissue dysfunction …

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 …

Fisetin is a senotherapeutic that extends health and lifespan

MJ Yousefzadeh, YI Zhu, SJ McGowan, L Angelini… - …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Senescence is a tumor suppressor mechanism activated in stressed cells to
prevent replication of damaged DNA. Senescent cells have been demonstrated to play a …

The Klotho proteins in health and disease

M Kuro-o - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Klotho proteins, αKlotho and βKlotho, are essential components of endocrine
fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor complexes, as they are required for the high-affinity …

The cGAS–cGAMP–STING pathway connects DNA damage to inflammation, senescence, and cancer

T Li, ZJ Chen - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2018 - rupress.org
Detection of microbial DNA is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that alerts the host
immune system to mount a defense response to microbial infections. However, this detection …

Identification of HSP90 inhibitors as a novel class of senolytics

H Fuhrmann-Stroissnigg, YY Ling, J Zhao… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Aging is the main risk factor for many chronic degenerative diseases and cancer. Increased
senescent cell burden in various tissues is a major contributor to aging and age-related …

The DNA damage response to transcription stress

H Lans, JHJ Hoeijmakers, W Vermeulen… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The spatiotemporal control of RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-mediated gene transcription is
tightly and intricately regulated. In addition, preservation of the integrity of the DNA template …