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ArticleAging cell2025

Senescence landscape in the liver following sepsis and senolytics as potential therapeutics.

Rupa Lavarti, Lun Cai, Tatiana Alvarez-Diaz, Thalia Medina-Rodriguez, Sergei Bombin, Raghavan Pillai Raju

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Article in Aging cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Rupa LavartiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Lun CaiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Tatiana Alvarez-DiazDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Thalia Medina-RodriguezDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Sergei BombinGeorgia Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Raghavan Pillai RajuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-8654

Funding

Reparative effect of juvenile factors in aging and injuryR01AG073338 · NIA · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Raghavan Pillai Raju · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Metabolic alterations in hemorrhagic shockR01GM122059 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI RAJU, RAGHAVAN PILLAI · 2017 to 2020
$1.2M
BLRD VA I01 BX006256NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073338NIA NIH HHS R01AG073338NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM122059NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM122059U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs I01BX006256
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Abstract

Senescence, caused by cell-cycle arrest, is a hallmark of aging. Senescence has also been described in embryogenesis, wound healing, and acute injuries. Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated host response to infection, leading to organ dysfunction and mortality. Most of the pathophysiology of human sepsis is recapitulated in the mouse model of polymicrobial sepsis, developed by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). In this report, we demonstrate a rapid onset of cellular senescence in the liver of mice subjected to CLP-induced sepsis, characterized by the upregulation of p21, p53, and other senescence markers, including SA-βgal. Using RNAscope, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry, we further confirm the emergence of p21-expressing senescence phenotype in the liver 24 h after sepsis induction. Senescence was observed in several cell types in the liver, including hepatocytes, endothelial cells, and macrophages. We determined the landscape of senescence phenotype in murine sepsis by single-cell sequencing, which further ascertained that this cell fate is not confined to any particular cell type but displays a heterogeneous distribution. Furthermore, we observed a significant reduction in mortality following sepsis when mice were treated with senolytics, a combination of dasatinib and quercetin, before the CLP surgery. Our experiments unequivocally demonstrated a rapid development of cellular senescence with sepsis and, for the first time, described the senescence landscape in the sepsis liver and the possible role of senescent cells in the worsening outcome following sepsis.

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Cellular SenescenceLiverSenotherapeuticsSepsisAnimalsDasatinibDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLDasatinibSenotherapeuticsagingCdkn1a Cip1dasatinibquercetinSASPsenescencesenolyticssepsis

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