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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Geriatr Med Res. 2021 Jul 21;3(3):e210017. doi: 10.20900/agmr20210017

Table 2.

Effects of senolytic agents on senescent cells and wound healing.

Senolytic agents Role on senescence and wound healing References
Quercetin Promotes senescent cell clearance in healthy tissue.
Combination of quercetin and dasatinib had significant effects on health span
Promotes wound healing by enhancing fibroblast proliferation and decreasing fibrosis and scarring
Promotes diabetic wound healing by altering macrophage polarization
Demethylates the p16ink4a gene promoter
[39,5153]
Epigallocatechin Gallate Decreased the level of acetylated p53
Promotes wound healing through targeting notch signaling
[54,55]
Resveratrol Protect human lung fibroblasts from senescence caused by a high glucose environment
Enhances healing by improving cell proliferation and migration
[56,57]
ABT263 Clears senescent cells induced by DNA damage in the lung Removes senescent cells induced by p53 activation in the epidermis via transgenic p14(ARF)
Involvement of apoptosis-related signal pathway in the senescent cell elimination process
[58,59]
KU-60019 Promotes cutaneous wound healing in aged mice by inhibiting ATM kinase [60]
Mmu-miR-291a-3p Promotes excisional skin wound healing in aged mice by targeting the TGFBR2/p21 pathway [61]