Abstract
Cellular senescence is characterized by irreversible loss of proliferative potential and a large, flat cell morphology. Ectopic p21 and doxorubicin induced cellular senescence in Ht1080 and WI-38-tert cell lines. In the same cell lines, the Mdm2 inhibitor nutlin-3a induced p53 but, unexpectedly, caused quiescence (reversible arrest) with a small cell morphology. We discuss that Mdm antagonists could be used in combination with chemotherapy to reversibly arrest normal cells, thus protecting them during chemotherapy of cancer (cyclotherapy).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3777-3781 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cell Cycle |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 15 2009 |
Keywords
- Cell cycle
- p21
- p53
- Quiescence
- Senescence
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