Senescence, one of the main risk factors contributing to vascular dysfunction and the progression of vascular diseases, 1,2 is characterized by the gradual decline in physiological functions occurring at both cellular and organic levels. 3 Cellular senescence is known as replicative senescence, with an irreversible cell cycle arrest characteristic, while organic senescence is a kind of reduced stress response and increases homoeostatic imbalance, resulting in a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, neurodegeneration and neoplastic diseases. 3,4 DNA damage caused by intrinsic and extrinsic stress factors can induce premature senescence and activate many markers similar to those in replicative senescence, known as "stress-induced premature senescence". 5 Yes-associated protein (YAP), a major effector of the Hippo signalling pathway, plays important roles in the regulation of development, homoeostasis, regeneration and so forth. YAP can translocate into the nucleus and interact with transcription factors to regulate