Strategies for targeting senescent cells in human disease

NS Gasek, GA Kuchel, JL Kirkland, M Xu - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Cellular senescence represents a distinct cell fate characterized by replicative arrest in
response to a host of extrinsic and intrinsic stresses. Senescence facilitates programming …

An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

S Paik, JK Kim, P Silwal, C Sasakawa… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is
a multiprotein complex involved in the release of mature interleukin-1β and triggering of …

NAD+ supplementation reduces neuroinflammation and cell senescence in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease via cGAS–STING

Y Hou, Y Wei, S Lautrup, B Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Impaired
neuronal bioenergetics and neuroinflammation are thought to play key roles in the …

Inflammation and aging: signaling pathways and intervention therapies

X Li, C Li, W Zhang, Y Wang, P Qian… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Aging is characterized by systemic chronic inflammation, which is accompanied by cellular
senescence, immunosenescence, organ dysfunction, and age-related diseases. Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of cellular senescence: cell cycle arrest and senescence associated secretory phenotype

R Kumari, P Jat - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cellular senescence is a stable cell cycle arrest that can be triggered in normal cells in
response to various intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli, as well as developmental signals …

Reactive oxygen species in macrophages: sources and targets

M Canton, R Sánchez-Rodríguez, I Spera… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are fundamental for macrophages to eliminate invasive
microorganisms. However, as observed in nonphagocytic cells, ROS play essential roles in …

Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces DNA damage, through CHK1 degradation and impaired 53BP1 recruitment, and cellular senescence

U Gioia, S Tavella, P Martínez-Orellana, G Cicio… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the RNA virus
responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although SARS-CoV-2 …

Beyond immune checkpoint blockade: emerging immunological strategies

SP Kubli, T Berger, DV Araujo, LL Siu… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
The success of checkpoint inhibitors has accelerated the clinical implementation of a vast
mosaic of single agents and combination immunotherapies. However, the lack of clinical …

Molecular mechanisms and cellular functions of cGAS–STING signalling

KP Hopfner, V Hornung - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The cGAS–STING signalling axis, comprising the synthase for the second messenger cyclic
GMP–AMP (cGAS) and the cyclic GMP–AMP receptor stimulator of interferon genes …