title: mTOR Signaling from Cellular Senescence to Organismal Aging.
abstract: The TOR (target of rapamycin) pathway has been convincingly shown to promote aging in various model organisms. In mice, inhibiting mTOR (mammalian TOR) by rapamycin treatment later in life can significantly extend lifespan and mitigate multiple age-related diseases. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Cellular senescence is strongly correlated to organismal aging therefore providing an attractive model to examine the mechanisms by which mTOR inhibition contributes to longevity and delaying the onset of related diseases. In this review, we examine the connections between mTOR and cellular senescence and discuss how understanding cellular senescence on the aspect of mTOR signaling may help to fully appreciate its role in the organismal aging. We also highlight the opposing roles of senescence in various human diseases and discuss the caveats in interpreting the emerging experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA94102, USA.
authors.forename: Shaohua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: No.3 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: No.3 People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China ; Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA94102, USA.
authors.forename: Yuehua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
keywords: age-related disease; aging; mTOR; rapamycin; senescence
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