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© 2017 The Authors. Cellular senescence was first described by Hayflick and Moorhead in the 1960s as the irreversible arrest of cells following prolonged cultivation. Telomere shortening is the key mechanism driving replicative senescence in human fibroblasts. Later, pioneering work by Olivier Toussaint and others showed that stress plays a major role in the induction of senescence in vitro, a phenomenon known as stress-induced premature senescence or SIPS. It is also now widely accepted that senescence plays a role in vivo. An emerging body of evidence from animal models, and particularly mice, has demonstrated an important role for senescence in several processes such as embryonic development, wound healing, tumour suppression and ageing. However, mostly due to a lack of availability of tissues and specific markers, less is known about the importance of cell senescence in humans. In this review, we summarize some of the key findings in the field of senescence, stress-induced senescence and telomeres. We focus particularly on the role of telomere dysfunction and senescence during the ageing process as well as potential interventions, including pharmacological approaches like telomerase activators and senolytics, to counteract their detrimental effects in ageing and disease.
Author(s): de Magalhaes JP, Passos JF
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Year: 2018
Volume: 170
Pages: 2-9
Print publication date: 01/03/2018
Online publication date: 05/07/2017
Acceptance date: 04/07/2017
Date deposited: 24/07/2017
ISSN (print): 0047-6374
ISSN (electronic): 1872-6216
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2017.07.001
DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.07.001
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