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senolytic

senolytic noun: any drug that destroys senescent cells.

Noun

senolytic (plural senolytics)

  1. Any drug that destroys senescent cells.
    • A number of senolytics have been identified by high-throughput screening or by targeting unique aspects of senescent cell biology.2020, Anna Chang, Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Geriatrics, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill Professional, page 186
    • Therefore, the treatment with senolytics may not be able to reverse the loss of chondrogenic potential in PDL9.2022, Yuzhao Huang, Yuchen He, Meagan J. Makarcyzk, Hang Lin, Senolytic Peptide FOXO4-DRI Selectively Removes Senescent Cells From in vitro Expanded Human Chondrocytes, Zhen Li, Laura Creemers...

Adjective

senolytic (not comparable)

  1. That destroys senescent cells.
    • Senolytic compounds are agents that selectively induce death in senescent cells [69].2020, O. S. Barrera-Vázquez, Juan Carlos Gomez-Verjan, “12: Pharmacological Treatment for Aging: Are We There?”, in Juan Carlos Gomez-Verjan, Nadia Alejandra Rivero-Segura, editors, Clinical Genetics...
    • The use of senolytic agents is a promising approach to delay aging and reduce the severity of chronic diseases through senescent cell depletion [58].2022, Naomasa Fukase et al., “Chapter 3: Interventional Strategies to Delay Aging-Related Dysfunctions of the Musculoskeletal System”, in Kunihiro Sakuma, Nobuo Morotomi, editors, Muscle Cell and...

Forms of senolytic

pluralsenolytics

Origin of senolytic

From seno- + -lytic.

Questions about senolytic

What does senolytic mean?
Senolytic means any drug that destroys senescent cells.
What part of speech is senolytic?
Senolytic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of senolytic?
The plural of senolytic is senolytics.

Words near senolytic in the dictionary

  1. Senoic
  2. senologist
  3. senologists
  4. senology
  5. senolysis
  6. senolytic
  7. senolytics
  8. senomorphic
  9. senomorphics
  10. senone
  11. senones

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