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Long-term treatment with senolytic drugs Dasatinib and Quercetin ameliorates age-dependent intervertebral disc degeneration in mice.
Nature communications - 3 Sept 2021
Novais Emanuel J, Tran Victoria A, Johnston Shira N, Darris Kayla R, Roupas Alex J, Sessions Garrett A, Shapiro Irving M, Diekman Brian O, Risbud Makarand V
Abstract excerpt
Intervertebral disc degeneration is highly prevalent within the elderly population and is a leading cause of chronic back pain and disability. Due to the link between disc degeneration and senescence, we explored the ability of the Dasatinib and Quercetin drug combination (D + Q) to prevent an age-dependent progression of disc degeneration in mice. We treated C57BL/6 mice beginning at 6, 14, and 18 months of age,...
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