New insights into the role of cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases

Rheumatic disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that imposes significant societal and economic burdens. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that cellular senescence plays an important role in inflammation-induced rheumatic diseases. Due to the lack of effective therapies, there is an urgent n...

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Main Authors: Jianting Wen, Jian Liu, Lei Wan, Fanfan Wang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1557402/full
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description Rheumatic disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that imposes significant societal and economic burdens. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that cellular senescence plays an important role in inflammation-induced rheumatic diseases. Due to the lack of effective therapies, there is an urgent need for a deeper understanding of the etiopathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. In this review, we systematically summarized the role of cellular senescence in rheumatic diseases. We first focused on the mechanisms and hallmarks of cellular senescence, and then summarized evidence that can induce or aggravate cellular senescence, as well as related signaling pathways. Next, we discussed the mechanisms of interaction between cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases. Additionally, we focused on and elucidated the mechanisms and impacts of chondrocyte senescence and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) senescence in osteoarthritis (OA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), respectively. Finally, we highlighted the potential of therapies targeting senescent cells in rheumatic diseases as a strategy, especially the multi-target effect of traditional Chinese medicine.
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spelling doaj-art-db8a4cbb0e574c45b3f26da7cfccdf252025-08-20T01:51:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242025-05-011610.3389/fimmu.2025.15574021557402New insights into the role of cellular senescence and rheumatic diseasesJianting Wen0Jianting Wen1Jianting Wen2Jian Liu3Jian Liu4Jian Liu5Lei Wan6Lei Wan7Lei Wan8Fanfan Wang9Fanfan Wang10Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaInstitute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Application Foundation Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaInstitute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Application Foundation Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaInstitute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Application Foundation Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaInstitute of Rheumatology, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaAnhui Province Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Application Foundation Research and Development, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaRheumatic disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that imposes significant societal and economic burdens. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that cellular senescence plays an important role in inflammation-induced rheumatic diseases. Due to the lack of effective therapies, there is an urgent need for a deeper understanding of the etiopathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. In this review, we systematically summarized the role of cellular senescence in rheumatic diseases. We first focused on the mechanisms and hallmarks of cellular senescence, and then summarized evidence that can induce or aggravate cellular senescence, as well as related signaling pathways. Next, we discussed the mechanisms of interaction between cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases. Additionally, we focused on and elucidated the mechanisms and impacts of chondrocyte senescence and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) senescence in osteoarthritis (OA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), respectively. Finally, we highlighted the potential of therapies targeting senescent cells in rheumatic diseases as a strategy, especially the multi-target effect of traditional Chinese medicine.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1557402/fullcellular senescencerheumatic diseaseschronic inflammationtreatment strategyTCM
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Frontiers in Immunology
cellular senescence
rheumatic diseases
chronic inflammation
treatment strategy
TCM
title New insights into the role of cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases
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title_short New insights into the role of cellular senescence and rheumatic diseases
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rheumatic diseases
chronic inflammation
treatment strategy
TCM
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