Senolysis
The process of clearing senescent cells from tissue. Senolytics are the compounds designed to trigger that process.
Full explainer: Senolysis vs. Senolytics
Senolysis refers to the removal or clearance of senescent cells, cells that have stopped dividing and may accumulate with age while releasing inflammatory signals into surrounding tissue. It names the process, not the drug class.
That distinction matters because a study can discuss senolysis as a biological event while a trial may focus on senolytics as the compounds being tested to cause that event.
Worth Knowing
Readers often encounter senolysis and senolytics close together and assume they are interchangeable. They are not. Senolysis is the hoped-for clearance outcome. Senolytics are one class of tools intended to produce it.