Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Due to modern medical advancements, greater proportions of the population will continue to age with longer life spans. Increased life span, however, does not always correlate with improved health span, and may result in an increase in aging-related diseases and disorders. These diseases are often at...
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| author | Egan L. Choi Negar Taheri Abhishek Chandra Yujiro Hayashi |
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| description | Due to modern medical advancements, greater proportions of the population will continue to age with longer life spans. Increased life span, however, does not always correlate with improved health span, and may result in an increase in aging-related diseases and disorders. These diseases are often attributed to cellular senescence, in which cells become disengaged from the cell cycle and inert to cell death. These cells are characterized by a proinflammatory secretome. The proinflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype, although part of a natural function intended to prevent further DNA damage, creates a microenvironment suited to tumor progression. This microenvironment is most evident in the gastrointestinal tract (GI), where a combination of bacterial infections, senescent cells, and inflammatory proteins can lead to oncogenesis. Thus, it is important to find potential senescence biomarkers as targets of novel therapies for GI diseases and disorders including cancers. However, finding therapeutic targets in the GI microenvironment to reduce the risk of GI tumor onset may also be of value. This review summarizes the effects of cellular senescence on GI aging, inflammation, and cancers, and aims to improve our understanding of these processes with a goal of enhancing future therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-495bf6f1c97a436aa058ccea557f7c262023-11-18T10:44:25ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-06-012412981010.3390/ijms24129810Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal TractEgan L. Choi0Negar Taheri1Abhishek Chandra2Yujiro Hayashi3Graduate Research Education Program (Choi), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (Taheri, Chandra and Hayashi), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (Taheri, Chandra and Hayashi), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering (Taheri, Chandra and Hayashi), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADue to modern medical advancements, greater proportions of the population will continue to age with longer life spans. Increased life span, however, does not always correlate with improved health span, and may result in an increase in aging-related diseases and disorders. These diseases are often attributed to cellular senescence, in which cells become disengaged from the cell cycle and inert to cell death. These cells are characterized by a proinflammatory secretome. The proinflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype, although part of a natural function intended to prevent further DNA damage, creates a microenvironment suited to tumor progression. This microenvironment is most evident in the gastrointestinal tract (GI), where a combination of bacterial infections, senescent cells, and inflammatory proteins can lead to oncogenesis. Thus, it is important to find potential senescence biomarkers as targets of novel therapies for GI diseases and disorders including cancers. However, finding therapeutic targets in the GI microenvironment to reduce the risk of GI tumor onset may also be of value. This review summarizes the effects of cellular senescence on GI aging, inflammation, and cancers, and aims to improve our understanding of these processes with a goal of enhancing future therapy.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/12/9810senescenceinflammationcanceraginggastrointestinal tract |
| spellingShingle | Egan L. Choi Negar Taheri Abhishek Chandra Yujiro Hayashi Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract International Journal of Molecular Sciences senescence inflammation cancer aging gastrointestinal tract |
| title | Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| title_full | Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| title_fullStr | Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| title_short | Cellular Senescence, Inflammation, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract |
| title_sort | cellular senescence inflammation and cancer in the gastrointestinal tract |
| topic | senescence inflammation cancer aging gastrointestinal tract |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/12/9810 |
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