Cellular senescence and the aging brain
Cellular senescence and the aging brain
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DOI:
10.1016/j.exger.2014.09.018
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发表时间:
2015-08-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Andersen, Julie K.
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作者:
Chinta, Shankar J.;Woods, Georgia;Andersen, Julie K.
Cellular senescence is a potent anti-cancermechanismthat arrests the proliferation of mitotically competent cells to prevent malignant transformation. Senescent cells accumulate with age in a variety of human and mouse tissues where they express a complex 'senescence-associated secretory phenotype' (SASP). The SASP includes many pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and proteases that have the potential to cause or exacerbate age-related pathology, both degenerative and hyperplastic. While cellular senescence in peripheral tissues has recently been linked to a number of age-related pathologies, its involvement in brain aging is just beginning to be explored. Recent data generated by several laboratories suggest that both aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases are accompanied by an increase in SASP-expressing senescent cells of nonneuronal origin in the brain. Moreover, this increase correlates with neurodegeneration. Senescent cells in the brain could therefore constitute novel therapeutic targets for treating age-related neuropathologies. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.