A senolysis-based theragnostic prodrug strategy towards chronic renal failure†
‡a
Xinming
Li,
‡a
Donglei
Shi,
‡ab
Tianyue
Sun,
a
Wenwen
Liu,
c
Xiaokang
Li,
a
Sicong
Qiao,
a
Xin
Chen,
a
Yuan
Guo
*b
and
Jian
Li
*acde
Abstract
Selective elimination of senescent cells (senolysis) has become a promising therapeutic strategy for the management of chronic renal failure (CRF), but the senolytic molecular pathways towards CRF therapy are limited. Here, we present for the first time a senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activatable theragnostic prodrug strategy to pertinently and effectively treat CRF in mice with the aid of fluorescence-guided senolysis. The signs of premature senescence, including the overexpression of β-gal, have been found in kidneys of mice with CRF, making this enzyme particularly suitable as a trigger of prodrugs for CRF therapy. With this unique design, our pioneering prodrug TSPD achieved the activation of a fluorophore for tracking and the specific release of the parent drug, gemcitabine, in β-gal-enriched cells after activation with SA-β-gal. In mice with CRF, abdominal administration of TSPD was effective for improvement of the kidney functions, supporting the feasibility of the SA-β-gal-dependent senolysis therapy towards CRF.
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