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. 2022 Jun 17;58(6):817. doi: 10.3390/medicina58060817

Table 1.

Summary of the different types of senescence and readouts.

Senescence SASPs Known Pathways Involved
Replicative senescence * Angiogenin, * bFGF, * CCL2, CCL3, CCL8,
CCL16, * CCL20, * CCL26, * COX2, * CXCL1,
CXCL2, CXCL3, * CXCR2, Fas, * FGF-7,
* Fibronectin, * GM-CSF, * HGF, * ICAM-1, IFN-1,
* IGFBP1, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, * IGFBP4, IGFBP5,
IGFBP6, * IL1A, * IL1B, * IL6, IL7,
* IL8, * IL11, * IL13, * IL15, * Leptin,
* MIF, * MMP1, * MMP2, * MMP3, * MMP10,
* Osteoprotegerin, * PAI-1, PAI-2, * PGE2,
* PIGF, * SCF, * sgp130, sTNFRI, sTNFRII,
* TGFβ, * TIMP2, * tPA, * TRAIL-R3, * uPA,
* uPAR, and * WNT2
• DNA damage responses (due to telomere length)
•  * Telomere activity regulated by telomere length, capping and inhibition [16]
•  Derepression of the CDKN2A locus
•  DNA methylation pathways
•  * p53 pathway [24,25,26]
•  * p16 pathway [27]
•  * p21 pathway [16,28,29,30]
•  * SIRT1 [31,32] and * SIRT6 [31,33] signaling
•  * Klotho signaling [34]
•  * IGF1/Akt signaling [27]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]
•  * ROS signaling [26,39,40]
•  Increased methylation of promoter of rDNA and reduced expression of 18S, 5.8S and 28S rRNA [41]
•  * S100A9 and TLR4 pathway [42]
Oncogene-induced Senescence (OIS) * Angiogenin, * AREG, * A-SAA, * bFGF, * CCL1, * CCL2, CCL3, * CCL7, CCL8, * CCL13, CCL16,
* CCL20, * CCL26, * COX2, * CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, * CXCL5, * CXCL6, * CXCL7, * CXCL11, * CXCL12, * CXCL13, * CXCR2, * G-CSF, * GITR, * GMCSF, * HGF, * ICAM-1, IFN-1, * IFNγ,
* IGFBP4, IGFBP6, * IGFBP7, * IL1A, * IL1B,
* IL6, * IL6R, IL7, * IL8, * IL13, * LIF, * MIF,
* MMP1, * MMP3, * MMP10, * Oncostatin M,
* Osteoprotegerin, * PAI-1, * PGE-2, * PIGF,
* sgp130, sTNFRI, * TNFRSF18, * t-PA, * TIMP1,
* TIMP2, * uPAR, and * VEGF
•  * p53/p21WAF1/CIP1 pathway [24,25,26]
•  * DNA damage responses (not due to telomere length) [28]
•  * ADAM17 signaling [43] mTOR signaling [44]
•  * Autophagy [45]
•  * Phosphorylated H2AX [29]
•  Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) activity
•  * ROS signaling [26,39,40]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]
DNA-damage induced senescence * Acrp30, * Amphiregulin, * Angiogenin, * bFGF, * BTC, * CCL1, * CCL2, CCL3, * CCL5, CCL8,
* CCL13, CCL16, * CCL20, * CCL26, * CCL27,
* CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, * CXCL5, * CXCL6,
* CXCL11, * EGFR, Fas, * FGF-7, * GDNF, * GM-CSF, * HGF, * ICAM-1, * IGFBP1, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, * IGFBP4, IGFBP5, IGFBP6, * IL1A,
* IL1B, * IL6, * IL6R, IL7, * IL8, * IL11, * IL13,
* IL15, * IL1R1, IL2Rα, * Leptin, * MIF, * MMP1,
* MMP2, * MMP3, * MMP10, * MMP12,
* MMP13, * MMP14, * MSP-a, * Oncostatin M,
* Osteoprotegerin, * PDGF-BB, * PIGF, * SCF,
* SDF-1, * sgp130, sTNFRI, sTNFRII,
* TNFRSF18, * Thrombopoietin, * TIMP1,
* TIMP2, * tPA, * TRAIL-R3, * uPA, * uPAR, and * VEGF
•  * p16 pathway [27]
•  * p38 MAPK signaling [46]
•  NAD+/poly-ADP ribose polymerases mediated DNA damage repair
•  * p53 pathway [24,25,26]
•  DNA damage responses
•  Degradation of the transcription factor Sp1
•  * ROS signaling [26,39,40]
•  * NFκB signaling [47]
•  * p21 pathway [16,28,29,30]
•  * Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress [48]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]
Therapy-induced senescence * AREG, * CXCL8, * IL1A, * IL-1B, * IL-6, * IL8
* MMP2, * MMP3, * PAI-1, * SPINK1, * t-PA, and WNT16B
•  * p53 pathway [24,25,26]
•  JAK/STAT signaling
•  RAS/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling
•  * p16 pathway [27]
•  * p21 pathway [16,28,29,30]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]
Mitochondrial dysfunctional-associated senescence Lacks IL-1-dependent factors (* IL-1A, * IL-1B,
* IL-6 and * IL8 are all reduced at the mRNA level), but includes * IL10, * CCL27, and * TNFα
•  * ROS signaling [26,39,40]
•  * Telomere dysfunction [16]
•  * Mitochondrial DNA damage [49]
•  * Altered tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle [50]
•  * Reduced Parkin translocation [51]
•  * Cytoplasmic p53 accumulation [26]
•  Low NAD+/NADH ratios [52]
•  * Mitochondrial DAMPs [53]
•  Malic enzymes 1 and 2
•  * Phosphorylated H2AX [29]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]
Embryonic senescence * AREG, * CCL2, * GM-CSF, * IL1A, * IL1B, * IL6, IL6R, * IL8, * ICAM1, * MIF, and * VEGF •  Shares many features to OIS
•  * p21 pathway [16,28,29,30]
•  * p15 pathway [24,25,26]
•  * TGFβ/SMAD and PI3K/FOXO pathways [54]
•  * Phosphorylated H2AX [29]
•  * SA-βgal activity [24,26,35,36,37,38]

* Denotes a link to playing a role in early emphysema. SASPs data based on [20,55,56,57,58,59,60]. Abbreviations: Acrp, catenin alpha like; AREG, amphiregulin; A-SAA, acute-phase serum amyloids; BTC, betacellulin; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; CCL, chemokine (CC-motif) ligand; COX, cyclooxygenase; CXCL, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand; CXCR, C-X-C chemokine receptor; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; FGF, fibroblast growth factors; G-CSF, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; GDNF, glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; IFN, interferon; IGFBP, insulin-like growth factor binding protein; IL, interleukin; LIF, leukemia inhibitory factor; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; MSP, macrophage stimulating protein; PAI, plasminogen activator inhibitor; PDGF-BB, platelet-derived growth factor; PGE, prostaglandin; PIGF, placental growth factor; S100A9, S100 calcium-binding protein A9; SCF, stem cell factor; SDF, stromal cell-derived factor; sgp130, soluble glycoprotein 130; sTNFR, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors; TGFβ, transforming growth factor beta; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TNFRSF18, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 18; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator; TRAIL-R, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor; uPA, urokinase plasminogen activator; uPAR, urokinase plasminogen activator receptor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; WNT, Wingless and Int-1.