The Senolytic Drug JQ1 Removes Senescent Cells via Ferroptosis
- Authors
- Go, Seokhyeong; Kang, Mikyung; Kwon, Sung Pil; Jung, Mungyo; Jeon, Ok Hee; Kim, Byung-Soo
- Issue Date
- Oct-2021
- Publisher
- 한국조직공학과 재생의학회
- Keywords
- Cellular senescence; Ferroptosis; JQ1; Senolytic drug
- Citation
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, v.18, no.5, pp 841 - 850
- Pages
- 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 841
- End Page
- 850
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/53036
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13770-021-00346-z
- ISSN
- 1738-2696
2212-5469
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic programmed cell death. Cellular senescence contributes to aging and various age-related diseases through the expression of a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Senescent cells are often resistant to ferroptosis via increased ferritin and impaired ferritinophagy. In this study, we investigated whether treatment with JQ1 could remove senescent cells by inducing ferroptosis.
METHODS
Senescence of human dermal fibroblasts was induced in vitro by treating the cells with bleomycin. The senolytic effects of JQ1 were evaluated using a SA-β gal assay, annexin V analysis, cell counting kit-8 assay, and qRT-PCR. Ferroptosis following JQ1 treatment was evaluated with qRT-PCR and BODIPY staining.
RESULTS
At a certain range of JQ1 concentrations, JQ1 treatment reduced the viability of bleomycin-treated cells (senescent cells) but did not reduce that of untreated cells (non-senescent cells), indicating that JQ1 treatment can selectively eliminate senescent cells. JQ1 treatment also decreased SASP expression only in senescent cells. Subsequently, JQ1 treatment reduced the expression of ferroptosis-resistance genes in senescent cells. JQ1 treatment induced lipid peroxidation in senescent cells but not in non-senescent cells.
CONCLUSION
The data indicate that JQ1 can eliminate senescent cells via ferroptosis. This study suggests ferroptosis as a new mechanism of senolytic therapy.
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