{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Moaddel R"],"funding":["Intramural NIH HHS","National Institutes of Health"],"pagination":["e0266135"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8963586"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Senescent cells accumulate with aging and have been shown to contribute to age-associated diseases and organ dysfunction. Eliminating senescent cells with senolytic drugs has been shown to improve age phenotypes in mouse models and there is some initial evidence that it may improve the health of persons with chronic diseases. In this study, we employed WI-38 human fibroblasts rendered senescent by exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) to screen several plant extracts for their potential senolytic and/or senomorphic activity. Of these, ginger extract (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) selectively caused the death of senescent cells without affecting proliferating cells. Among the major individual components of ginger extract, gingerenone A and 6-shogaol showed promising senolytic properties, with gi"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pubmed_title":["Identification of gingerenone A as a novel senolytic compound."],"pmcid":["PMC8963586"],"funding_grant_id":["Z01 AG000297","Z01-AG000297"],"pubmed_authors":["Moaddel R","Gorospe M","Ferrucci L","Rodriguez S","Khadeer M","Rossi M","Munk R","Abdelmohsen K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Identification of gingerenone A as a novel senolytic compound.","description":"Senescent cells accumulate with aging and have been shown to contribute to age-associated diseases and organ dysfunction. Eliminating senescent cells with senolytic drugs has been shown to improve age phenotypes in mouse models and there is some initial evidence that it may improve the health of persons with chronic diseases. In this study, we employed WI-38 human fibroblasts rendered senescent by exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) to screen several plant extracts for their potential senolytic and/or senomorphic activity. Of these, ginger extract (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) selectively caused the death of senescent cells without affecting proliferating cells. Among the major individual components of ginger extract, gingerenone A and 6-shogaol showed promising senolytic properties, with gi","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-27T01:07:16.644Z","creation":"2025-04-06T18:09:53.882Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8963586","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35349590"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0266135"]}}