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. 2021 Feb 1;47(3):359–378. doi: 10.1111/nan.12689

TABLE 2.

Anti‐senescence and anti‐SASP strategies: target proteins, agents and clinical development status

Candidate senotherapy Target class/target Agent Class Development status
In vitro inducer Preclinical models Clinical trials
Senolytics Pan‐kinase Quercetin Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence Phase II Chronic Kidney Disease NCT02848131
Pan‐receptor tyrosine kinase Dasatinib Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence Phase II Skeletal Health in aging NCT04313634

Pro‐survival proteins

BCL‐2, BCL‐XL, BCL‐W

ABT‐737 Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence Oncogene Induced Senescence Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs
A1155463 Small inhibitor
A‐1331852 Small inhibitor
ABT‐263 (Navitoclax) Small inhibitor
MDM2/p53 protein interaction UBX0101 Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence Osteoarthritis mouse model Phase II Knee Osteoarthritis NCT04129944
P5091, P22077 USP7 inhibitor Replicative Senescence Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs Doxorubicin‐treated mice
FOXO4 FOXO4 peptide Peptide blocking interaction with p53 Replicative Senescence Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs XpdTTD/TTD mice, p16‐3MR aged mice
HSP90 Alvespimycine (17‐DMAG) Small inhibitor, antibiotic Replicative Senescence Irradiation, Oxidative stress Ercc1 ‐/∆ progeroid mice
Ganetespib Small inhibitor
Unknown Fisetin Flavonoid polyphenol Replicative Senescence Ercc1 ‐/∆ progeroid and old INK‐ATTAC mice Phase II Frail Elderly Syndrome NCT03675724, NCT03430037
Luteolin Flavonoid polyphenol Replicative Senescence Phase I/II Osteoarthritis NCT04210986
Phase II Chronic Kidney Diseases, Diabetes NCT03325322
Phase II Skeletal Health in aging NCT04313634
Na+/K+ ATPase Ouabain Cardiac Glycosides Replicative Senescence Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs. Lung adenocarcinoma, melanoma xenograft
Liver cancer, ACP mouse models
Digoxin Irradiated mice
Ageing mice
Mitochondria MitoTam Mitochondria‐targeted tamoxifen Replicative Senescence, Cytostatic drugs Ageing mice
Vectorisation Encapsulation of drugs with galacto‐oligosaccharides Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Oncogene Induced Senescence, Cytostatic drugs Melanoma xenograft
Multiple cargo: doxorubicin, navitoclax, Triple negative breast cancer xenograft
Fibrotic lungs mouse model
Galactose‐modified prodrug Duocarmycin derivatives Replicative Senescence, Oncogene Induced Senescence Irradiation Cytostatic drugs ACP mouse model
Irradiated mice
Navitoclax Oncogene Induced Senescence Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs NSCLC mouse models
SASP prouction modulators IKK, NF‐κB and DICER Metformin Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence, Oncogene Induced Senescence Approved for Diabetes
mTOR Rapamycin Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence, Irradiation, Cytostatic drugs Ageing mice Approved immunosuppressor
JAK‐STAT Ruxolitinib Small inhibitor Replicative Senescence Ageing mice Approved immunosuppressor
Glucocorticoids Receptor Corticosterone, Cortisol Glucocorticoids Irradiation Approved immunosuppressor
p38MAPK Small inhibitor
SASP blocking antibodies IL1A, IL1B, IL1Receptor Rilonacept, Canakinumab, Anakinra Clinicaly approved immunosuppressors
TNF Etanercept, Infliximab
IL6, IL6R Siltuximab, Tocilizumab
Immunotherapies Antibody‐dependent cell‐mediated cytotoxicity with NK cells DPP4 antibody Antibody Replicative Senescence
NKG2D CAR‐T cells
Calories restriction mimetics 2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose Glucose analogue Replicative Senescence Oncogene Induced Senescence
Resveratrol Polyphenol Replicative Senescence Oncogene Induced Senescence Ageing mice