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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2020

The Senolytic Drug Navitoclax (ABT-263) Causes Trabecular Bone Loss and Impaired Osteoprogenitor Function in Aged Mice.

Anuj K Sharma, Rachel L Roberts, Reginald D Benson, Jessica L Pierce, Kanglun Yu, Mark W Hamrick, Meghan E McGee-Lawrence

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anuj K SharmaDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Rachel L RobertsDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Reginald D BensonDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Jessica L PierceDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Kanglun YuDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Mark W HamrickDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Meghan E McGee-LawrenceDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.
Augusta University · US

Funding

THE LEPTIN-IGF1 AXIS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL AGINGP01AG036675 · NIA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Meghan E. McGee-Lawrence · 2011 to 2026
$31.5M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG036675
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Senescence is a cellular defense mechanism that helps cells prevent acquired damage, but chronic senescence, as in aging, can contribute to the development of age-related tissue dysfunction and disease. Previous studies clearly show that removal of senescent cells can help prevent tissue dysfunction and extend healthspan during aging. Senescence increases with age in the skeletal system, and selective depletion of senescent cells or inhibition of their senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) has been reported to maintain or improve bone mass in aged mice. This suggests that promoting the selective removal of senescent cells, via the use of senolytic agents, can be beneficial in the treatment of aging-related bone loss and osteoporosis. Navitoclax (also known as ABT-263) is a chemotherapeutic drug reported to effectively clear senescent hematopoietic stem cells, muscle stem cells, and mesenchymal stromal cells in previous studies, but its

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PMCPMC7252306
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