ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019
Curcumin and o-Vanillin Exhibit Evidence of Senolytic Activity in Human IVD Cells In Vitro.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 128 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cellular senescence in musculoskeletal diseases: biological mechanisms and clinical implications.Theranostics · 2026Review
- Natural Products as Anti-Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) Agents.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- Senolytics as Modulators of Critical Signaling Pathways: a Promising Strategy to Combat Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Anti-Swelling Hydrogel Combined With Nucleus Pulposus Cell Exosomes and Senolytic Drugs Efficiently Repair Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Understanding the Microenvironment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiological Insights and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Reversing coma by senolytics and stem cells: the future is now.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Top-down engineered micron-cell derived nanovesicles encapsulating curcumin targeting the 3R strategy (remove, remodel, repair) for Alzheimer's disease therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Curcumin improves diabetic vascular aging rats and high glucose-induced cells aging by promoting mitophagy.3 Biotech · 2025Article
- Insights into chondrocyte populations in cartilaginous tissues at the single-cell level.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Curcumin and o-Vanillin cleared senescent intervertebral disc (IVD) cells and reduced the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) associated with inflammation and back pain. Cells from degenerate and non-mildly-degenerate human IVD were obtained from organ donors and from patients undergoing surgery for low back pain. Gene expression of senescence and SASP markers was evaluated by RT-qPCR in isolated cells, and protein expression of senescence, proliferation, and apoptotic markers was evaluated by immunocytochemistry (ICC). The expression levels of SASP factors were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Matrix synthesis was verified with safranin-O staining and the Dimethyl-Methylene Blue Assay for proteoglycan content. Western blotting and ICC were used to determine the molecular pathways targeted by the drugs. We found a 40% higher level of senescent cells in degenerate compared to non-mildly-degenerate discs from unrelated individuals and a 10% higher level in degenerate compared to non-mildly-degenerate discs from the same individual. Higher levels of senescence were associated with increased SASP. Both drugs cleared senescent cells, and treatment increased the number of proliferating as well as apoptotic cells in cultures from degenerate IVDs. The expression of SASP factors was decreased, and matrix synthesis increased following treatment. These effects were mediated through the Nrf2 and NFkB pathways.
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