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Cellular Senescence in Obesity and Associated Complications: a New Therapeutic Target

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CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
卷 22, 期 11, 页码 537-548

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DOI: 10.1007/s11892-022-01493-w

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  1. NIH [RO1 AG06354302S1, P01 AG043376, U19 AG056278, RO1 AG063543, P01 AG062413, U54 AG076041, R01 AG069819, R01 AG063543-S1, R00 AG058800, ASAP000592]
  2. Michael J. Fox Foundation
  3. Glenn Foundation for Medical Research

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Obesity is associated with the accumulation of senescent cells in various organs, which can lead to multiple complications. These senescent cells produce secretory factors that affect other cells and tissues, resulting in organ dysfunction. Reducing the burden of senescent cells can improve the complications associated with obesity, indicating the potential therapeutic option of senotherapeutic drugs.
Purpose of Review Obesity has increased worldwide recently and represents a major global health challenge. This review focuses on the obesity-associated cellular senescence in various organs and the role of these senescent cells (SnCs) in driving complications associated with obesity. Also, the ability to target SnCs pharmacologically with drugs termed senotherapeutics as a therapy for these complications is discussed. Recent Findings Several studies have shown a positive correlation between obesity and SnC burden in organs such as adipose tissue, liver, and pancreatic-beta-cells. These SnCs produce several secretory factors which affect other cells and tissues in a paracrine manner resulting in organ dysfunction. The accumulation of SnCs in adipocytes affects their lipid storage and impairs adipogenesis. The inflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) of SnCs downregulates the antioxidant capacity and mitochondrial function in tissues. Senescent hepatocytes cannot oxidize fatty acids, which leads to lipid deposition and senescence in beta-cells decrease function. These and other adverse effects of SnCs contribute to insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. The reduction in the SnC burden genetically or pharmacologically improves the complications associated with obesity. Summary The accumulation of SnCs with age and disease accelerates aging. Obesity is a key driver of SnC accumulation, and the complications associated with obesity can be controlled by reducing the SnC burden. Thus, senotherapeutic drugs have the potential to be an effective therapeutic option.

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