ArticleCells2023
Lipophilic Statins Eliminate Senescent Endothelial Cells by inducing Anoikis-Related Cell Death.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pharmacological targeting of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype in atherosclerosis: therapeutic potential of senolytics and senomorphics.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Prenols and prenoic acids in metabolism, disease, and aging.Journal of lipid research · 2026Review
- Translating cellular senescence research into clinical practice for metabolic disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
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- The Mechanism and Potential Therapeutic Strategies of Vascular Aging.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2025Review
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- Anti-senescence therapies: a new concept to address cardiovascular disease.Cardiovascular research · 2025Review
- Knockdown of Anoikis-Associated Gene OCIAD2 Reduces Proliferation and Migration of Glioblastoma Cell Lines.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025Article
- Natural killer cell-based senotherapy: a promising strategy for healthy aging.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Simvastatin reduces chronic kidney disease and renal failure risk in type 2 diabetes patients: post hoc ACCORD trial analysis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
- Novel Techniques, Biomarkers and Molecular Targets to Address Cardiometabolic Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Revolutionizing Diabetic Foot Ulcer Care: The Senotherapeutic Approach.Aging and disease · 2024Review
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Abstract
Pre-clinical studies from the recent past have indicated that senescent cells can negatively affect health and contribute to premature aging. Targeted eradication of these cells has been shown to improve the health of aged experimental animals, leading to a clinical interest in finding compounds that selectively eliminate senescent cells while sparing non-senescent ones. In our study, we identified a senolytic capacity of statins, which are lipid-lowering drugs prescribed to patients at high risk of cardiovascular events. Using two different models of senescence in human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs), we found that statins preferentially eliminated senescent cells, while leaving non-senescent cells unharmed. We observed that the senolytic effect of statins could be negated with the co-administration of mevalonic acid and that statins induced cell detachment leading to anoikis-like apoptosis, as evidenced by real-time visualization of caspase-3/7 activation. Our findings suggest that statins possess a senolytic property, possibly also contributing to their described beneficial cardiovascular effects. Further studies are needed to explore the potential of short-term, high-dose statin treatment as a candidate senolytic therapy.
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