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Reversing the aging stromal phenotype prevents carcinoma initiation.
Aging - 1 Apr 2011
Lewis Davina A, Travers Jeffrey B, Machado Christiane, Somani Ally-Khan, Spandau Dan F
Abstract excerpt
The accumulation of senescent stromal cells in aging tissue changes the local microenvironment from normal to a state similar to chronic inflammation. This inflammatory microenvironment can stimulate the proliferation of epithelial cells containing DNA mutations which can ultimately lead to cancer. Using geriatric skin as a model, we demonstrated that senescent fibroblasts also alter how epithelial keratinocytes...
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