Patent 12024545 was granted and assigned to HCW Biologics Inc. on July, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Provided herein are methods of killing or reducing the number of naturally-occurring and/or treatment-induced senescent cells and diseased cells in a subject in need thereof, decreasing the accumulation of naturally-occurring and/or treatment-induced senescent cells and diseased cells in a subject in need thereof, that include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more common gamma-chain family cytokine receptor activating agent(s) and/or one or more agent(s) that result(s) in a decrease in the activation of a TGF-β receptor.