| abstract |
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating cellular senescence-associated diseases comprising salinomycin as an active ingredient, which acts differently depending on the type of senescent cells, and it was confirmed that salinomycin exhibits a senomorphics effect of restoring the function and morphology of fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells in which senescence is induced and exhibits a senolytics effect of selectively killing aging-induced retinal pigmented epithelial cells, and exhibits a senomorphics effect of restoring the function and morphology of cells, and thus the salinomycin acts differently depending on the type of cells to effectively prevent or treat senile eye disease, tissue fibrosis disease, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, degenerative brain disease, chronic skin damage, obesity and diabetes caused by cellular aging and can be provided as a composition for life extension. |