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SGLT2 inhibition eliminates senescent cells and alleviates pathological aging
Nat Aging. 2024 May 30. doi: 10.1038/s43587-024-00642-y.
Goro Katsuumi # 1 2, Ippei Shimizu # 3 4, Masayoshi Suda # 1 5, Yohko Yoshida 1 6, Takaaki Furihata 1, Yusuke Joki 1, Chieh-Lun Hsiao 1, Liang Jiaqi 1, Shinya Fujiki 2, Manabu Abe 7, Masataka Sugimoto 8, Tomoyoshi Soga 9 10, Tohru Minamino 11 12
Abstract:
...Here, we demonstrate that inhibition of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) enhances clearance of senescent cells, thereby ameliorating age-associated phenotypic changes. In a mouse model of dietary obesity, short-term treatment with the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin reduced the senescence load in visceral adipose tissue and improved adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, but normalization of plasma glucose by insulin treatment had no effect on senescent cells. Canagliflozin extended the lifespan of mice with premature aging even when treatment was started in middle age. Metabolomic analyses revealed that short-term treatment with canagliflozin upregulated 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside, enhancing immune-mediated clearance of senescent cells by downregulating expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1. These findings suggest that inhibition of SGLT2 has an indirect senolytic effect by enhancing endogenous immunosurveillance of senescent cells.
PMID: 38816549
Free Full-Text: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-024-00642-y
Tags: Canagliflozin, Immune clearance, mice, senolytics, SGLT2, visceral fat, weight loss