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. 2024 Mar 12;45:56–65. doi: 10.1016/j.jot.2024.02.003

Table 1.

Senotherapeutics related to intervertebral disc degeneration.

Drugs Mechanism Outcomes Reference(s)
Quercetin Nrf2/NF-kB axis Influencing SASP factor expression and senescence phenotype in NPCs [82]
Dasatinib and Quercetin Significantly reduced the senescence markers p16INK4a and p19ARF and the SASP molecules IL-6 and MMP13 [83]
Curcumin and O-vanillin Expression of SASP factors was decreased, and matrix synthesis increased [84]
Dehydrocostus lactone TBK1/NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Partially attenuated TNF- α Induced ECM degradation and NP cell senescence [85]
ABT-263/Navitoclax Bcl-2 family Significant decrease in intervertebral disc SASP (IL-6 and MMP-13) secretion and diminished ECM degradation [86]
17-DMAG Hsp90 Increased PG levels [87]
RG7112(RO5045337) p53 Selectively kill senescent intervertebral disc (IVD) cells through apoptosis and reduce the expression of SASP factors in culture, including IFN- γ, IL-6 and CCL24 [88]
SIRT1 Regulating autophagy as well as counteracting oxidative stress [89]
Ganciclovir Selectively remove p16 Ink4a positive senescent cells Reduction in the number of senescent cells ameliorates multiple age-associated changes within the disc tissue [90]
Rapamycin mTOR signaling pathway Reduce p16 expression and reverse the senescent phenotype of human NPCs [91]
Amiloride non-specific ASIC inhibitor Reversed the decline in NP-MSC proliferative capacity and cell cycle arrest together with blocking cells from becoming senescent [92]
Klotho Inhibitor of Wnt/β-catenin Reduce age-related SASP protein secretion and maintain NPC phenotype and viability [93]
KU55933 Inhibitor of ATM Ameliorates myeloid cell senescence and stromal GAG loss [94,95]
SSK1/JHB75B/NaV-Gal β-gal-targeted prodrug Selective killing of SNCs [[96], [97], [98]]

Nrf2/NF-kB axis: NF-E2-related factor 2/Nuclear factorkappa B; SASP: Senescence-associated secretory phenotype; NPCs: Nucleus pulposus cells;

PG: Proteoglycan; ABT-263: A Bad-like BH3 mimetic; Bcl-2 family: B cell CLL/lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) and its relatives comprise the BCL-2 family of proteins;

17-DMAG: 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin, a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor; RG7112: MDM2 Small-Molecule Antagonist;

SIRT1: Sirtuin 1; IFN- γ: Interferon-γ; CCL24: C–C motif chemokine ligand 24; ASIC: Acid-sensing ion channels; NP-MSC: Nucleus pulposus mesenchymal stem cells;

ATM: The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated; GAG: Glycosaminoglycan; SNCs: Senescent cells