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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2026

Inflammaging Beyond Biomarkers: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Amelia Tero-Vescan, Ruxandra Ștefănescu, Amalia Pușcaș, Mădălina Buț, Bianca-Eugenia Ősz, Mark Slevin

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Amelia Tero-VescanBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine in English, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0009-0000-9704-869X
Ruxandra ȘtefănescuPharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3346-3867
Amalia PușcașBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.
Mădălina BuțBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine in English, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.
Bianca-Eugenia ŐszPharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.
Mark SlevinCenter for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3767-4861

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammaging is defined as chronic low-grade inflammation associated with aging and is increasingly recognized as a dynamic and mechanistically driven biological process rather than a state adequately described by circulating biomarkers alone. Traditional inflammatory markers alone, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and C-reactive Protein (CRP), fail to capture the complexity, tissue specificity, and causal architecture of inflammaging. Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated that diverse upstream drivers, including immunosenescence, gut microbiome dysbiosis, metabolic dysfunction, and cellular senescence, converge on a limited number of central inflammatory hubs, including nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING), Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) signaling. These mechanistic nodes represent promising therapeutic targets, potentially modifiable biological processes, and support the emerging concept of 'druggable inflammaging', whereby senotherapeutics, inflammasome inhibitors, innate immune modulators, and metabolic interventions may actively modify aging-associated inflammatory biology rather than simply monitor it through biomarkers. This review highlights a paradigm shift from biomarker-based assessment toward mechanism-based intervention, where inflammaging can be characterized as a modifiable biological process and a central target for precision pharmacological strategies in aging-related diseases.

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adipose tissue inflammationcellular senescencecGAS–STINGendothelial dysfunctioninflammagingJAK/STAT signalingNF-κBNLRP3 inflammasomep38 MAPKSASP

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