scholarly journals Identification and Characterization of N6-Methyladenosine CircRNAs and Methyltransferases in the Lens Epithelium Cells From Age-Related Cataract

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Pengfei Li ◽  
Hualin Yu ◽  
Guowei Zhang ◽  
Lihua Kang ◽  
Bai Qin ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Triana-Martínez ◽  
Pilar Picallos-Rabina ◽  
Sabela Da Silva-Álvarez ◽  
Federico Pietrocola ◽  
Susana Llanos ◽  
...  

Abstract Compounds with specific cytotoxic activity in senescent cells, or senolytics, support the causal involvement of senescence in aging and offer therapeutic interventions. Here we report the identification of Cardiac Glycosides (CGs) as a family of compounds with senolytic activity. CGs, by targeting the Na+/K+ATPase pump, cause a disbalanced electrochemical gradient within the cell causing depolarization and acidification. Senescent cells present a slightly depolarized plasma membrane and higher concentrations of H+, making them more susceptible to the action of CGs. These vulnerabilities can be exploited for therapeutic purposes as evidenced by the in vivo eradication of tumors xenografted in mice after treatment with the combination of a senogenic and a senolytic drug. The senolytic effect of CGs is also effective in the elimination of senescence-induced lung fibrosis. This experimental approach allows the identification of compounds with senolytic activity that could potentially be used to develop effective treatments against age-related diseases.


2001 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 1036-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Okano ◽  
Minoru Asada ◽  
Akie Fujimoto ◽  
Akira Ohtake ◽  
Koichiro Murayama ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 102-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihua Kang ◽  
Weijie Zhao ◽  
Guowei Zhang ◽  
Jian Wu ◽  
Huaijin Guan

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