New Publication: Novel small molecule inhibition of IKK/NF-κB activation reduces markers of senescence and improves healthspan in mouse models of aging

"Constitutive NF-κB activation is associated with cellular senescence and stem cell dysfunction and rare variants in NF-κB family members are enriched in centenarians. We recently identified a novel small molecule (SR12343) that inhibits IKK/NF-κB activation by disrupting the association between IKKβ and NEMO. Here we investigated the therapeutic effects of SR12343 on senescence and aging in three different mouse models. SR12343 reduced senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity in oxidative stress-induced senescent mouse embryonic fibroblasts as well as in etoposide-induced senescent human IMR90 cells."

Zhang L, Zhao J, Mu X, McGowan SJ, Angelini L, O'Kelly RD, Yousefzadeh MJ, Sakamoto A, Aversa Z, LeBrasseur NK, Suh Y, Huard J, Kamenecka TM, Niedernhofer LJ, Robbins PD. Novel small molecule inhibition of IKK/NF-κB activation reduces markers of senescence and improves healthspan in mouse models of aging. Aging Cell. 2021 Nov 3:e13486. doi: 10.1111/acel.13486. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34734460.