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Caffeic Acid Acts as a Potent Senomorphic and Alleviates Inflammation and Lung Fibrosis by Covalently Targeting Annexin A5 Protein in Mice.

Yinhua Zhu, Ying Zhang, Qianyu Zhang, Ping Song, Junzhe Zhang, Ang Ma, Chen Wang, Peng Gao, Tong Yang, Lirun Zhou and 5 more

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Article in Exploration (Beijing, China), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Yinhua ZhuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Nutrition and Health China Agricultural University Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2803-3579
Ying ZhangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Qianyu ZhangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Ping SongState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Junzhe ZhangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Ang MaState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9988-8670
Chen WangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Peng GaoState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Tong YangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Lirun ZhouState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Qiaoli ShiState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Yin Kwan WongDepartment of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore.
Yongting LuoBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Department of Nutrition and Health China Agricultural University Beijing China.
Huan TangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.
Jigang WangState Key Laboratory For Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-0105

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of senescent cells and their secretion of senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) play important roles in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Small molecules, known as senolytics or senomorphics, have been effective in targeting senescent cells. Although senolytic drugs have been well-studied in pulmonary fibrosis, senomorphics with defined protein targets and potential applications are rarely investigated. In this study, we identified a widely sourced natural product, caffeic acid (CA), to act as a potent senomorphic that effectively inhibits the secretion of SASP in senescent lung cells. We demonstrated that the covalent binding of CA to Annexin A5 protein triggered its degradation, PKCθ deactivation, and the inhibition of the NF-κB inflammatory pathway in senescent cells. Notably, CA exhibited a promising effect in limiting inflammation in the lung and circulatory system, alleviating pulmonary pathology, and improving physical function in a bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model. Our investigation suggests that Annexin A5 could be used as the target for the precise intervention of aging-related diseases such as IPF.

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annexin A5caffeic acidSASPsenescent cellssenomorphics

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PMID41476649
PMCPMC12752563

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