@article{3077355,
    title = "Cellular Senescence: Defining a Path Forward",
    author = "Gorgoulis, V. and Adams, P.D. and Alimonti, A. and Bennett, D.C. and Bischof, O. and Bishop, C. and Campisi, J. and Collado, M. and Evangelou, K. and Ferbeyre, G. and Gil, J. and Hara, E. and Krizhanovsky, V. and Jurk, D. and Maier, A.B. and Narita, M. and Niedernhofer, L. and Passos, J.F. and Robbins, P.D. and Schmitt, C.A. and Sedivy, J. and Vougas, K. and von Zglinicki, T. and Zhou, D. and Serrano, M. and Demaria, M.",
    journal = "Cell Stem Cell",
    year = "2019",
    volume = "179",
    number = "4",
    pages = "813-827",
    publisher = "Cell Press",
    issn = "1934-5909",
    doi = "10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.005",
    keywords = "angiogenic factor;  chemokine;  cytokine;  growth factor;  matrix metalloproteinase;  biological marker, cell aging;  cell culture;  cell cycle arrest;  cell stress;  cellular secretion;  chromatin;  consensus;  disorders of mitochondrial functions;  DNA damage;  DNA modification;  epigenetics;  gene expression;  gene identification;  genetic database;  health care organization;  human;  in vivo study;  metabolic fingerprinting;  nonhuman;  oxidative stress;  priority journal;  protein folding;  Review;  telomere shortening;  aging;  cell aging;  cell cycle checkpoint;  gene expression regulation;  genetic disorder;  genetics, Aging;  Biomarkers;  Cell Cycle Checkpoints;  Cellular Senescence;  Chromatin;  Gene Expression Regulation;  Genetic Diseases, Inborn;  Humans",
    abstract = "The cellular state of “senescence” has proven difficult to define, presenting an obstacle for progress in the field. This perspective provides a consensus on the cellular and molecular features of senescence from 26 field leaders. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
Cellular senescence is a cell state implicated in various physiological processes and a wide spectrum of age-related diseases. Recently, interest in therapeutically targeting senescence to improve healthy aging and age-related disease, otherwise known as senotherapy, has been growing rapidly. Thus, the accurate detection of senescent cells, especially in vivo, is essential. Here, we present a consensus from the International Cell Senescence Association (ICSA), defining and discussing key cellular and molecular features of senescence and offering recommendations on how to use them as biomarkers. We also present a resource tool to facilitate the identification of genes linked with senescence, SeneQuest (available at http://Senequest.net). Lastly, we propose an algorithm to accurately assess and quantify senescence, both in cultured cells and in vivo. © 2019 Elsevier Inc."
}