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Impact of senescence-associated secretory phenotype and its potential as a therapeutic target for senescence-associated diseases.
Cancer science - 1 Apr 2017
Watanabe Sugiko, Kawamoto Shimpei, Ohtani Naoko, Hara Eiji
Abstract excerpt
"Cellular senescence" is a state in which cells undergo irreversible cell cycle arrest in response to a variety of cellular stresses. Once cells senesce, they are strongly resistant to any mitogens, including oncogenic stimuli. Therefore, cellular senescence has been assumed to be a potent anticancer mechanism. Although irreversible cell-cycle arrest is traditionally considered the major characteristic of...
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