Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34656616›Full record

ReviewMechanisms of ageing and development2021

Recent advances in the discovery of senolytics.

Lei Zhang, Louise E Pitcher, Vaishali Prahalad, Laura J Niedernhofer, Paul D Robbins

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Review in Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Orthogonal Light- and Enzyme-Triggered and-Gate Prodrugs for Senolytic Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. Cellular Senescence Triggered by Food and Environmental Genotoxins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  12. The geroprotective potential of chalcones.Nature communications · 2025
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  19. The Fifth Annual Symposium of the Midwest Aging Consortium.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei ZhangInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Louise E PitcherInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Vaishali PrahaladInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Laura J NiedernhoferInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Paul D RobbinsInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States. Electronic address: probbins@umn.edu.
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Targeting Cellular Senescence to Extend HealthspanP01AG062413 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Sundeep Khosla, Nathan K LeBrasseur · 2019 to 2026
$28.7M
Validation and characterization of the identified variants associated with human longevity in mouse modelsU19AG056278 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI NIR J BARZILAI, Paul D. Robbins · 2017 to 2026
$24.5M
PROTEOMICSP01AG043376 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ROBBINS, PAUL D. · 2013 to 2019
$11.2M
Using the senolytic fisetin to suppress mortality in aged mice acutely exposed to murine beta-coronavirusR01AG063543 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NIEDERNHOFER, LAURA JANE · 2019 to 2023
$3.4M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG043376NIA NIH HHS P01 AG062413NIA NIH HHS R01 AG063543NIA NIH HHS U19 AG056278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demonstration in model organisms that cellular senescence drives aging and age-related diseases has led to widespread efforts to identify compounds able to selectively kill senescent cells, termed senolytics. Approaches used to identify senolytics include bioinformatic analysis of senescent cell anti-apoptotic pathways (SCAPs) for drug development and screening of drugs libraries on different senescent cell types in culture. Alternatively, cytotoxic compounds can be made specific to senescent cells through a prodrug strategy such as linking the compound to a galactose moiety where toxicity is activated by lysosomal β-galactosidase. Identified senolytics can then be optimized through medicinal chemistry or linking to E3 targeting moieties to facilitate proteolysis of their targets. This review will provide an overview of approaches to identify senolytics and an update of the classes of senolytics identified to date.

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentHumansLongevitySenotherapeuticsSenotherapeuticsAgingDrug screeningProdrugsPROTACsSenescenceSenolytics

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PMID34656616
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