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The senescence-associated secretory phenotype: the dark side of tumor suppression.
Annual review of pathology - 1 Jan 2010
Coppé Jean-Philippe, Desprez Pierre-Yves, Krtolica Ana, Campisi Judith
Abstract excerpt
Cellular senescence is a tumor-suppressive mechanism that permanently arrests cells at risk for malignant transformation. However, accumulating evidence shows that senescent cells can have deleterious effects on the tissue microenvironment. The most significant of these effects is the acquisition of a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) that turns senescent fibroblasts into proinflammatory cells that...
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