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ReviewCells2025

Cellular Models of Aging and Senescence.

Byunggik Kim, Dong I Lee, Nathan Basisty, Dao-Fu Dai

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Byunggik KimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3076-8806
Dong I LeeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5475-5922
Nathan BasistyTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6173-1139
Dao-Fu DaiDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

Funding

Metabolic reprogramming and FGF21 signaling in kidney health and polycystic kidney diseasesR01DK133118 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Dao-Fu Dai · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK133118NIH HHS DK133118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging, a state of progressive decline in physiological function, is an important risk factor for chronic diseases, ranging from cancer and musculoskeletal frailty to cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding its cellular basis is critical for developing interventions to extend human health span. This review highlights the crucial role of in vitro models, discussing foundational discoveries like the Hayflick limit and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), the utility of immortalized cell lines, and transformative human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for aging and disease modeling and rejuvenation studies. We also examine methods to induce senescence and discuss the distinction between chronological time and biological clock, with examples of applying cells from progeroid syndromes and mitochondrial diseases to recapitulate some signaling mechanisms in aging. Although no in vitro model can perfectly recapitulate organismal aging, well-chosen models are invaluable for addressing specific mechanistic questions. We focus on experimental strategies to manipulate cellular aging: from "steering" cells toward resilience to "reversing" age-related phenotypes via senolytics, partial epigenetic reprogramming, and targeted modulation of proteostasis and mitochondrial health. This review ultimately underscores the value of in vitro systems for discovery and therapeutic testing while acknowledging the challenge of translating insights from cell studies into effective, organism-wide strategies to promote healthy aging.

Indexed as

AgingCellular SenescenceModels, BiologicalAnimalsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMitochondriaSenescence-Associated Secretory Phenotypecardiovascular agingcellular agingepigenetic reprogramminginduced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)in vitro modelsmitochondrial dysfunctionneurodegenerationprogeroid syndromessenescencesenolytics

Identifiers

PMID40862757
PMCPMC12384970

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