Cellular senescence

Pathway86 papers51 findingsMeSH D016922GO 0090398

In human trials, dasatinib plus quercetin decreases cellular senescence in fibrotic liver tissue. Multiple interventions, including exercise, rapamycin, and specific small molecules, reduce senescence across rodent models and human or vertebrate cells, whilst metabolic and inflammatory stressors induce it.

  • Human trial1
  • Humans12
  • Animals35
  • Cells14
  • In silico1

Interventions

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Exercise

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2 studies
  1. Exercise decreases cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsin doxorubicin-treated miceheart

    Exercise protects mouse hearts from chemotherapy toxicity by suppressing cellular senescence · Research Square · 29 Sep 2026 · Preprint

  2. Exercise inhibits cellular senescence.

    Review

    Integrated Multi-Omics Network by Physical Exercise Across Aging: Molecular Adaptation Beyond Single Signaling Pathways · Physiological genomics · 21 Sep 2026

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Dasatinib + quercetin

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1 study
  1. Dasatinib + quercetin decreases cellular senescence in humans.

    Human trialfibrotic MASHliver

    Dasatinib and quercetin reduce liver fibrosis in a phase-2 MASH trial · Nature metabolism · 1 Oct 2026

Dasatinib + quercetin →

Syringin

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1 study
  1. Syringin inhibits cellular senescence in cells.

    Cellsin TGFβ1-stimulated fibroblasts

    Syringin reduces cellular senescence and pulmonary fibrosis in mice and cell models · Chinese journal of natural medicines · 1 Oct 2026

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Hydrogen sulfide

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1 study
  1. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsin aged mice

    Chemogenetic hydrogen sulfide production reverses vascular remodeling in aged mice · bioRxiv · 30 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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Calcium chelation

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1 study
  1. Calcium chelation decreases cellular senescence in vertebrates cells.

    Cellssenescence stimuli

    Chelating intracellular calcium reduces fibroblast senescence and eases lung fibrosis · Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects · 30 Sep 2026

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Aged mouse neutrophil conditioned media

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1 study
  1. Aged mouse neutrophil conditioned media increases cellular senescence in mouse cells.

    Cellsexposure to conditioned media from aged mouse neutrophils

    Aging remodels mouse neutrophils across organs to drive inflammatory and senescence responses · Aging cell · 30 Sep 2026

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Irisin

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1 study
  1. Irisin decreases cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsin doxorubicin-treated human cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells

    Exercise protects mouse hearts from chemotherapy toxicity by suppressing cellular senescence · Research Square · 29 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Irisin →

Rapamycin

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1 study
  1. Rapamycin inhibits cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsin A549 cells

    Rapamycin slows pulmonary fibrosis by reducing lung epithelial cell senescence in mice · Research Square · 28 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Rapamycin →

MCC950

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1 study
  1. MCC950 increases cellular senescence in cells.

    Cellsin aged bone marrow-derived macrophages upon LPS stimulation

    NLRP3 inflammasome activity shifts toward regulating cell fate in aged macrophages · Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · 28 Sep 2026

MCC950 →

Quercetin

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1 study
  1. Quercetin inhibits cellular senescence in rat cells.

    Cellsin arsenic-exposed H9C2 rat cardiomyoblasts60 μM24 h

    Arsenic triggers heart senescence in mice while quercetin counteracts the damage · Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 26 Sep 2026

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Chba

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1 study
  1. Chba decreases cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsartery

    Lactate receptor activation reduces cellular senescence and protects vascular health in mice · bioRxiv · 25 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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Micro- and nanoplastics

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1 study
  1. Micro- and nanoplastics induce cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellscortical organoids

    Microplastics induce cellular senescence and alter network activity in human brain organoids · bioRxiv · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Micro- and nanoplastics →

Baicalein

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1 study
  1. Baicalein decreases cellular senescence in rats.

    “downregulating senescence-associated markers p16, p21, p53 in tibial tissue”

    Animalshind limb unloadingby gavagetibial tissue30 mg·kg -1 ·day -14 weeks

    Baicalein reduces disuse-driven skeletal senescence and alters gut microbes in rats · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 20 Sep 2026

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Klotho-enriched extracellular vesicles

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1 study
  1. Klotho-enriched extracellular vesicles decrease cellular senescence in human cells.

    “KL-EVs profoundly rescued multifaceted senescent phenotypes in both adult bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and human renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) in vitro.”

    Cellsin vitro

    Characterization of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Overexpressing Klotho and In Vitro Anti-Aging Efficacy of Their Derived Extracellular Vesicles · International journal of molecular sciences · 19 Sep 2026

Klotho-enriched extracellular vesicles →

Lysophosphatidylethanolamine 18:1

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1 study
  1. Lysophosphatidylethanolamine 18:1 decreases cellular senescence in human cells.

    “Moreover, exogenous LPE 18:1 attenuated selected markers of T-cell senescence in vitro.”

    Cellsin vitroT cell

    Plasma metabolic shifts link to T-cell senescence and mortality in older COVID-19 patients · Biomedicines · 19 Sep 2026

Lysophosphatidylethanolamine 18:1 →

Cytarabine

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1 study
  1. Cytarabine induces cellular senescence in chicken cells.

    Cellsin cultured embryonic chick muscle cells9 days

    Unraveling skeletal muscle senescence in an in vitro cell culture model · Frontiers in aging · 18 Sep 2026

Cytarabine →

Lithium

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1 study
  1. Lithium decreases cellular senescence.

    “Experimental studies indicate that lithium attenuates several hallmarks of cellular senescence and promotes cellular resilience under conditions of oxidative, inflammatory, and genotoxic stress.”

    Reviewin experimental studies under oxidative, inflammatory, and genotoxic stress

    Lithium as a Potential Senostatic Agent in Central Nervous System Aging and Bipolar Disorder · Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 31 Aug 2026

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Hydroxytyrosol

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1 study
  1. Hydroxytyrosol protects against cellular senescence.

    “Preclinical studies consistently show protective effects against oxidative stress, ECM degradation, cellular senescence, photoageing, impaired wound healing, and ultraviolet-induced skin damage.”

    Reviewpreclinical studies

    Hydroxytyrosol and Olive-Derived Hydroxytyrosol-Rich Products for Skin Health and Prevention of Skin Ageing: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 31 Aug 2026

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NAD+ precursors

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1 study
  1. NAD+ precursors decrease cellular senescence.

    Animalsplacenta

    Macrophage CD38 drives age-related placental senescence by depleting NAD+ · Nature communications · 27 Aug 2026

NAD+ precursors →

Effects

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HMGCS2

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence decreases HMGCS2 in mice.

    Animalsdiaphragm

    Proteomic and bioinformatic profiling of the aging mouse heart-diaphragm system · European journal of translational myology · 2 Oct 2026

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NNT

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence decreases NNT in mice.

    Animalsheart

    Proteomic and bioinformatic profiling of the aging mouse heart-diaphragm system · European journal of translational myology · 2 Oct 2026

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HFSC-MeSC temporal coordination

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence impairs HFSC-MeSC temporal coordination.

    Review

    The Spatiotemporal Coupling Imbalance of Senescent Grey Hair: Remodelling of the HFSC-MeSC-Niche Network and a New Paradigm of Stem Cell Senescence · Experimental dermatology · 1 Oct 2026

Biologic potency of MSCs

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence impairs biologic potency of MSCs.

    Review

    Clinical Translation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Medicinal Signaling Cells: Origins, Clinical Applications, and the Future of Regenerative Medicine-2026 Arnold I. Caplan Award for Distinguished Research in Orthobiologics · The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 30 Sep 2026

Inflammatory monocyte state

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence increases inflammatory monocyte state in human cells.

    Cells

    Transitional senescent monocytes drive age-related inflammation in humans · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 13 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Hydrogen peroxide

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence increases hydrogen peroxide in human cells.

    “medium from senescent astrocytes failed to elicit this response and instead promoted hydrogen peroxide accumulation”

    Cellsconditioned medium from senescent astrocyteshuman postmitotic neurons

    Senescent human astrocytes impair neuronal mitochondrial function through released factors · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 6 Sep 2026

Hydrogen peroxide →

ATP

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence decreases ATP in human cells.

    “these cells displayed reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, intracellular ATP and cellular metabolic activity”

    Cellsdoxorubicin-induced senescenceprimary human astrocytes

    Senescent human astrocytes impair neuronal mitochondrial function through released factors · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 6 Sep 2026

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Fertility

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence decreases fertility.

    Reviewuterus

    The Possibility and Characteristics of Senescence-Related Changes in Reproductive Tissues Such as the Ovary, Oviduct, and Uterus · Reproductive medicine and biology · 1 Jan 2026

Reproductive performance

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence impairs reproductive performance.

    Review

    The Possibility and Characteristics of Senescence-Related Changes in Reproductive Tissues Such as the Ovary, Oviduct, and Uterus · Reproductive medicine and biology · 1 Jan 2026

Upstream

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HCAR1

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1 study
  1. HCAR1 prevents cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsendothelial-specific deletion in young miceartery

    Lactate receptor activation reduces cellular senescence and protects vascular health in mice · bioRxiv · 25 Sep 2026 · Preprint

  2. HCAR1 prevents cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsin early-passage cells

    Lactate receptor activation reduces cellular senescence and protects vascular health in mice · bioRxiv · 25 Sep 2026 · Preprint

HCAR1 →

IL-1 signalling

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1 study
  1. IL-1 signalling mediates cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsmacrophage-to-fibroblast pro-senescent signaling

    Prostaglandin E2 drives cellular senescence and scar fibrosis after cesarean section in mice · EMBO molecular medicine · 2 Oct 2026

IL-1 signalling →

Upper gastrointestinal cancer

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1 study
  1. Upper gastrointestinal cancer increases cellular senescence in humans.

    Humanspre-operatively and post-operatively in UGI patients compared to healthy controls

    Investigating immunological, transcriptomic and metabolomic signatures and their association with pneumonia after upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery · Research Square · 29 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Upper gastrointestinal cancer →

UHRF1

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1 study
  1. UHRF1 induces cellular senescence in zebrafish.

    Animalsin zebrafish hepatocytes

    UHRF1 levels drive distinct senescent states in zebrafish liver cells · EMBO reports · 28 Sep 2026

UHRF1 →

GHR

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1 study
  1. GHR prevents cellular senescence in mice.

    “enhanced cellular senescence”

    Animalshepatocyte-specific knockout

    Deleting liver growth hormone receptors accelerates aging phenotypes and shortens lifespan in mice · Aging cell · 26 Sep 2026

GHR →

stress-granule

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1 study
  1. stress-granule mediates cellular senescence.

    Reviewin inflammation-driven senescence

    Stress granules and RNA-binding proteins in cellular senescence: a modular perspective on stress adaptation and inflammation · Molecular biology reports · 25 Sep 2026

AGTR2

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1 study
  1. AGTR2 inhibits cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalsin aged AT2R knockout mice

    Lack of the AT2R receptor accelerates cardiac senescence and fibrosis in aging mice · Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 25 Sep 2026

AGTR2 →

Conditioned media

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1 study
  1. conditioned media increases cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsconditioned media from 7d-recovery OF vs YF fibroblastsfemales

    Altered cell communication impairs muscle recovery in older women after disuse · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint

SCAF1

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1 study
  1. SCAF1 induces cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsoverexpressionfibroblast

    Peroxisomal stress drives cellular senescence by relocating SCAF1 to mitochondria · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 23 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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SIRT1

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1 study
  1. SIRT1 inhibits cellular senescence.

    “SIRT1 levels and activity fall with age, and this decline directly promotes senescence.”

    Review

    SIRT1 in Senescence: Mitochondria and Immune Crosstalk · Biology · 8 Sep 2026

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Pathogens

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1 study
  1. pathogens induce cellular senescence.

    Reviewin vitro

    Pathogenic modulators of cellular senescence · Vavilovskii zhurnal genetiki i selektsii · 1 Sep 2026

NAMPT

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1 study
  1. NAMPT induces cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsoverexpression in nucleus pulposus cells

    Mechanism of the NAMPT-SIRT2-Lactate Axis in Senescence of Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells · Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) · 1 Sep 2026

NAMPT →

Lactate

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1 study
  1. Lactate induces cellular senescence in human cells.

    Cellsin vitro in nucleus pulposus cells

    Mechanism of the NAMPT-SIRT2-Lactate Axis in Senescence of Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells · Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) · 1 Sep 2026

Lactate →

CD38

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1 study
  1. CD38 increases cellular senescence in humans.

    Animalsplacenta

    Macrophage CD38 drives age-related placental senescence by depleting NAD+ · Nature communications · 27 Aug 2026

CD38 →

Associations

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Extracellular matrix remodelling

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence is associated with extracellular matrix remodelling in mice.

    Animalsheart and diaphragm muscle

    Proteomic and bioinformatic profiling of the aging mouse heart-diaphragm system · European journal of translational myology · 2 Oct 2026

Extracellular matrix remodelling →

Age-conserved kidney transcriptomic signature

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1 study
  1. Age-conserved kidney transcriptomic signature is associated with cellular senescence in mice.

    Animalskidney55–58 daysfemales

    Spaceflight Is Associated with an Age-Conserved Kidney Transcriptomic Signature Linked to Inflammation, Tubular Channelopathy, and Senescence · Preprints.org · 29 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Age-conserved kidney transcriptomic signature →

KRAS

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1 study
  1. KRAS is associated with cellular senescence in humans.

    Humanscoronary and carotid plaques

    Senescent CD8 T cells show elevated KRAS in premature coronary artery disease · bioRxiv · 28 Sep 2026 · Preprint

KRAS →

Peptides

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1 study
  1. Peptides are associated with cellular senescence.

    Reviewin current literature

    Artificial intelligence and in silico discovery of senolytic and senescence-associated food peptides · Food chemistry · 25 Sep 2026

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Ligand-receptor interactions

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence is associated with ligand-receptor interactions in silico.

    “our analysis revealed novel tissue-specific patterns of ligand-receptor interactions between senescent cells and their microenvironment.”

    In silicoin healthy donorsn = 177

    Senescent Cell Heterogeneity: Tissue-Dependent Signatures and Age Dynamics Revealed by Human scRNA-Seq Data · International journal of molecular sciences · 21 Sep 2026

Senescent cell heterogeneity

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1 study
  1. Cellular senescence is associated with senescent cell heterogeneity in silico.

    “we identified organ-specific aging features in senescent cells of different cell types.”

    In silicoin healthy donorsn = 177

    Senescent Cell Heterogeneity: Tissue-Dependent Signatures and Age Dynamics Revealed by Human scRNA-Seq Data · International journal of molecular sciences · 21 Sep 2026

Lipid and ceramide metabolism

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1 study
  1. Lipid and ceramide metabolism is associated with cellular senescence in humans.

    “Dysregulated plasma phospholipid metabolism, particularly involving phosphatidylcholine (PC), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), was associated with T-cell senescence in elderly COVID-19 patients.”

    Humansin elderly COVID-19 patients

    Plasma metabolic shifts link to T-cell senescence and mortality in older COVID-19 patients · Biomedicines · 19 Sep 2026

Lipid and ceramide metabolism →

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NeoplasiaCells

Senescent prostate cancer cells drive stromal remodeling through TGF-beta signaling

Researchers found that senescent epithelial cells secrete TGF-beta1 to reprogram fibroblasts into a matrix-remodeling state, which senolytic treatment…Researchers found that senescent epithelial cells secrete TGF-beta1 to reprogram fibroblasts into a matrix-remodeling state, which senolytic treatment can blunt.

medRxivHumansPreprint

DNA methylation proxies of senescence markers track human disease and mortality

The new blood-based tools estimate senescence gene activity to predict incident diseases, all-cause mortality, and clinical treatment responses.The new blood-based tools estimate senescence gene activity to predict incident diseases, all-cause mortality, and clinical treatment responses.

Nature MetabolismHuman trial

Dasatinib and quercetin reduce liver fibrosis in a phase-2 MASH trial

The senolytic combination improved liver fibrosis without disease worsening in nearly half of treated participants while lowering cellular senescence…The senolytic combination improved liver fibrosis without disease worsening in nearly half of treated participants while lowering cellular senescence markers.