Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.

T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a serious hematologic malignancy that occurs in children and young adults. Current therapies include intensive chemotherapy and ionizing radiation that preferentially kill malignant cells. Unfortunately, they are frequently accompanied by unintended neg...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Justin Gundelach, Lonnie D Lindquist, Darren J Baker, Jan van Deursen, Richard J Bram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224172
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author Ying Zhang
Justin Gundelach
Lonnie D Lindquist
Darren J Baker
Jan van Deursen
Richard J Bram
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Justin Gundelach
Lonnie D Lindquist
Darren J Baker
Jan van Deursen
Richard J Bram
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description T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a serious hematologic malignancy that occurs in children and young adults. Current therapies include intensive chemotherapy and ionizing radiation that preferentially kill malignant cells. Unfortunately, they are frequently accompanied by unintended negative impacts, including the induction of cellular senescence and long-term toxicities in normal host tissues. Whether these senescent cells resulting from therapy increase the susceptibility to relapse or secondary cancers is unknown. Using transgenic and pharmacological approaches to eliminate doxorubicin-induced senescent cells in a Notch-driven T-ALL relapse mouse model, we find that these cells inhibit tumor recurrence, suggesting that senescence in response to treatment suppresses tumorigenesis. This finding, together with extensive evidence from others demonstrating that age-associated health problems develop dramatically earlier among childhood cancer survivors compared to age-matched counterparts, suggests a relationship between therapy-induced senescence and tumorigenesis. Although cancer risk is increased through accelerated premature-aging in the long run, therapy-induced senescence appears to protect survivors from recurrence, at least in the short run.
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spelling doaj.art-c7dc5ecea4734e388ada123b68d909ac2022-12-21T18:26:10ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-011410e022417210.1371/journal.pone.0224172Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.Ying ZhangJustin GundelachLonnie D LindquistDarren J BakerJan van DeursenRichard J BramT cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a serious hematologic malignancy that occurs in children and young adults. Current therapies include intensive chemotherapy and ionizing radiation that preferentially kill malignant cells. Unfortunately, they are frequently accompanied by unintended negative impacts, including the induction of cellular senescence and long-term toxicities in normal host tissues. Whether these senescent cells resulting from therapy increase the susceptibility to relapse or secondary cancers is unknown. Using transgenic and pharmacological approaches to eliminate doxorubicin-induced senescent cells in a Notch-driven T-ALL relapse mouse model, we find that these cells inhibit tumor recurrence, suggesting that senescence in response to treatment suppresses tumorigenesis. This finding, together with extensive evidence from others demonstrating that age-associated health problems develop dramatically earlier among childhood cancer survivors compared to age-matched counterparts, suggests a relationship between therapy-induced senescence and tumorigenesis. Although cancer risk is increased through accelerated premature-aging in the long run, therapy-induced senescence appears to protect survivors from recurrence, at least in the short run.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224172
spellingShingle Ying Zhang
Justin Gundelach
Lonnie D Lindquist
Darren J Baker
Jan van Deursen
Richard J Bram
Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
PLoS ONE
title Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
title_full Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
title_fullStr Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
title_full_unstemmed Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
title_short Chemotherapy-induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of Notch-driven T-ALL.
title_sort chemotherapy induced cellular senescence suppresses progression of notch driven t all
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224172
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