Article
Senescent cells and their secretory phenotype as targets for cancer therapy.
Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology - 1 Jan 2013
Velarde Michael C, Demaria Marco, Campisi Judith
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a devastating disease that increases exponentially with age. Cancer arises from cells that proliferate in an unregulated manner, an attribute that is countered by cellular senescence. Cellular senescence is a potent tumor-suppressive process that halts the proliferation, essentially irreversibly, of cells at risk for malignant transformation. A number of anti-cancer drugs have emerged that induce tumor...
Topics
- Aged
- Anticarcinogenic Agents
- Carcinogenesis
- Cellular Senescence
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Cytokinins
- DNA Damage
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
