摘要
细胞衰老(cellular senescence)是一个应激导致细胞生长停滞的生理过程.一部分发生衰老的细胞会被机体自身清除,但另一些衰老的细胞会随着时间的推移在体内积累增多,并分泌一些免疫刺激因子,导致低水平炎症发生,引起周围组织衰老或癌变,这类具有特殊生物学特征和功能的细胞就是衰老细胞(senescent cell).实验揭示,衰老细胞不仅是衰老过程的产物,也可能是组织器官进一步衰退的重要原因.近日,Baker等的一项研究成果(Nature,2011,479(7372):232-236)表明,清除衰老细胞可延缓小鼠的衰老进程,该成果有望开辟出一条对抗衰老的新途径.
Cellular senescence is a process that leads to a growth arrest.Some of these cells are cleared after being in a state of alive but lose the ability to divided long time,while some cells(named senescent cell) accumulate in aging tissues,secrete agents that stimulate the immune system and cause low-level inflammation,which may disrupt nearby tissue structure and function even promote cancer progression.A recent report in Nature by Baker et al.introduced a method of delaying aging process by clearing senescent cells in mice.The findings raise the prospect that any therapy that rids the body of senescent cells would protect it from the ravages of aging.
出处
《生物化学与生物物理进展》
SCIE
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2012年第3期257-263,共7页
Progress In Biochemistry and Biophysics
基金
国家重点基础研究发展计划(973)(2010CB945504
2012CB966300
2009CB941100)
国家自然科学基金(30870805
90919002)
上海市科委基础研究重点项目(08dj1400503)资助~~
关键词
细胞衰老
衰老细胞
p16Ink4a基因
AP20187
干细胞
senescent cell
cellular senescence
p16Ink4a
AP20187
stem cell All-trans Retinoic Acid Promotes Cell Apoptosis