University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Aging (Albany NY). 2024 Sep 26;16(19):12685-12696. doi: 10.18632/aging.206120.
OBJECTIVE: Senolytic agents have the potential to target age-related pathology associated with cellular senescence and reduce senescent cell activity in several disease processes. We utilized a mouse model of pelvic organ prolapse, Fibulin-5 knockout ( mice, to assess the ability of dasatinib and quercetin (D+Q) to prevent development of prolapse. METHODS: Four-week-old female (n=63) and wild-type (WT) mice (n=54) were assigned to control (vehicle injection) or treatment (D = 5 mg/kg, Q = 50 mg/kg) groups. Weekly oral gavage injections were administered from weeks 4-8 of life. Pelvic organ prolapse quantification system measurements were obtained weekly. Vaginal tissue was harvested at 10, 12 and 20 weeks. Tissue analysis included immunostaining for cell cycle inhibitors, multiplex cytokine analysis, senescence-associated-β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) and histologic analysis of extracellular matrix proteins. RESULTS: Perineal body length was significantly longer in treatment mice at 20 weeks. Expression of p16 and p53 was decreased in treatment mice compared to controls (4.0% vs. 26.7%, p=0.0124 and 2.9% vs. 16.8%, p=0.272) at 20 weeks. Expression of SA-β-Gal and senescence-associated cytokines did not vary significantly between groups. At 20 weeks, vaginal tissue elastin content in treatment mice increased compared to controls (1.04% vs. 0.84%, p=0.999). CONCLUSIONS: D+Q injections did not result in clinically significant differences in prolapse development but did demonstrate decreased expression of cellular senescence markers in mice. This suggests senolytic agents may mitigate contributions of cellular senescence to tissue dysfunction associated with prolapse. Further studies are needed to confirm ideal timing, dosage, and route of senolytics in prevention of prolapse.
目的:衰老细胞清除剂有可能针对与细胞衰老相关的与年龄相关的病理学,并减少几种疾病过程中衰老细胞的活性。我们利用了一种盆腔器官脱垂的小鼠模型,即纤维连接蛋白 5 敲除(Fibulin-5 KO)小鼠,以评估达沙替尼和槲皮素(D+Q)预防脱垂发展的能力。
方法:将 4 周龄的雌性(n=63)和野生型(WT)小鼠(n=54)分为对照组(给予载体注射)或治疗组(D=5mg/kg,Q=50mg/kg)。从 4 周到 8 周龄每周进行口服灌胃注射。每周进行盆腔器官脱垂定量系统测量。在 10、12 和 20 周时采集阴道组织。组织分析包括细胞周期抑制剂的免疫染色、多重细胞因子分析、衰老相关-β-半乳糖苷酶(SA-β-Gal)和细胞外基质蛋白的组织学分析。
结果:20 周时,治疗组小鼠的会阴体长度明显更长。与对照组相比,治疗组小鼠的 p16 和 p53 表达减少(4.0%比 26.7%,p=0.0124 和 2.9%比 16.8%,p=0.272)。两组间 SA-β-Gal 和衰老相关细胞因子的表达没有显著差异。20 周时,治疗组小鼠阴道组织中的弹性蛋白含量较对照组增加(1.04%比 0.84%,p=0.999)。
结论:D+Q 注射并未导致脱垂发展的临床显著差异,但在 Fibulin-5 KO 小鼠中确实显示出细胞衰老标志物的表达减少。这表明衰老细胞清除剂可能减轻与脱垂相关的组织功能障碍中细胞衰老的贡献。需要进一步的研究来确认预防脱垂的理想时机、剂量和衰老细胞清除剂的途径。
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