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. 2023 Oct 1;14(5):1651–1676. doi: 10.14336/AD.2023.0208

Table 2.

Preconditioning with drugs and small molecules regulating MSC senescence.

Biomolecules /Chemicals MSC type Target Effect Ref.
Rapamycin BM-MSC 1. Target to autophagy
2. Target to the Akt/mTOR pathway
1. Restore the bone loss in aged MSCs
2. Prevents the development of an age-related phenotype and maintains MSC morphology of early passage cells
[102, 143]
5-MTP BM-MSC 1. Target to FoxO3a and mTOR
2. Target to mitochondrial function and reducing ROS generation
Rescue MSCs from Senescence [144, 145]
Melatonin AD-MSC/
BM-MSC
1. Target to mitochondrial function and mitophagy
2. Target to ROS and p53/ERK/p38
3.Target to PrPC and mitochondrial function
4. Target to the SIRT1-dependent pathway
Rescue MSC from senescence [146-149]
Resveratrol AD-MSC/
UC-MSC/
BM-MSC
1. Target to the p-Akt expression
2. Target to the SIRT1
3. Target to the mitochondrial autonomous gene transcription
1. Enhance AD-MSCs viability
2. Promote cell viability and proliferation, mitigate senescence of UD-MSCs
3. Improve mitochondrial functional recovery and osteogenic differentiation of senescent BM-MSCs
[150-153]
SRT1720 BM-MSC Target to the SIRT1 and FAIM Improve survival of aged MSCs [154]
Metformin AD-MSC 1. Target to the SOD
2. Target to NF-κB and SASP
1. Reduce expression of senescence markers and decreased amount of ROS
2. Inhibit MSC senescence and DNA damage
[155, 156]
Curculigoside BM-MSC Target to the TAZ expression Increase osteogenesis and decrease adipogenesis of aged BM-MSCs [157]
Vitamin C/ Ascorbic acid SCB-MSC/
BM-MSC
1. Target to the prelamin A expression
2. Target to ROS and the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway
Reverse aging in MSCs [100, 158]
Coenzyme Q10 BM-MSC Target to the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway Inhibit MSC aging [103]
Cholesterol BM-MSC Target to the cell cycle, autophagy, and ROS/p53/p21 signaling pathways Rejuvenate MSC senescence [159]
Senolytics and Senomorphic BM-MSC/ synovial MSC Target to remove senescent cells 1. Improve proliferation and osteogenic capacity of aged BM-MSCs
2. Promote the stemness properties of MSC
[161-164]
FGF21 BM-MSC Target to the AMPK signaling pathway Reduce ROS and inhibite MSC senescence [73]
IGF-1 BM-MSC Target to the osteogenic potential Increase the proliferation rate and osteogenic potential of agd BM-MSCs [165]
NDNF BM-MSC Target to the p-Akt pathway Rejuvenate aged MSCs [166]
Nrf2 UC-MSC Target to IDO-1 expression Regulation of the immunosuppressive properties and cellular senescence of MSCs [167]
Nanog BM-MSC Target to the TGF-β pathway Enhanced the proliferation rate and clonogenic capacity of aged BM-MSCs [168]
Lipocalin-2 and prolactin BM-MSC Target to mimic the bone marrow niche Delay cellular senescence of BM-MSCs [169]
MIF BM-MSC Target to autophagy Induce MSC senescence [170, 171]
SB203580 ED-MSC Target to the p38MAPK pathway Recover senescence phenotype [172]
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) BM-MSC Target to the IGF1/PI3K/AKT pathway transferring PCNA
the miR-183-5p target heme oxygenase-1 (Hmox1)
improve the function and stemness of MSCs [174-178]