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Apigenin suppresses the senescence-associated secretory phenotype and paracrine effects on breast cancer cells
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Apigenin (4',5,7,-trihydroxyflavone) is a flavonoid found in certain herbs, fruits, and vegetables. Apigenin can attenuate inflammation, which is associated with many chronic diseases of aging. Senescent cells-stressed cells that accumulate with age in mammals-display a pro-inflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) that can drive or exacerbate several age-related pathologies, including cancer. Flavonoids, including apigenin, were recently shown to reduce the SASP of a human fibroblast strain induced to senesce by bleomycin. Here, we confirm that apigenin suppresses the SASP in three human fibroblast strains induced to senesce by ionizing radiation, constitutive MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) signaling, oncogenic RAS, or replicative exhaustion. Apigenin suppressed the SASP in part by suppressing IL-1α signaling through IRAK1 and IRAK4, p38-MAPK, and NF-κB. Apigenin was particularly potent at suppressing the expression and secretion of CXCL10 (IP10), a newly identified SASP factor. Further, apigenin-mediated suppression of the SASP substantially reduced the aggressive phenotype of human breast cancer cells, as determined by cell proliferation, extracellular matrix invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Our results support the idea that apigenin is a promising natural product for reducing the impact of senescent cells on age-related diseases such as cancer.
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- Authors
- Perrott, K. M., Wiley, C. D., Desprez, P.-Y., & Campisi, J.
- Affiliations
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging (US)
- California Pacific Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Campisi, Judith
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- GeroScience
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- 2017-04
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- 39
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- 161-173
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- 2152-4041 (ISSN-L)
- 2509-2715
- 2509-2723
- PMC
- PMC5411372
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- Funders
- SENS Research Foundation (BC2010)
- National Institute on Aging (AG009909, AG017242)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Flavonoids in Medical Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Keywords
- apigenin, senescence-associated secretory phenotype, cellular senescence, flavonoids, breast cancer, IRAK1, IRAK4, p38 MAPK, NF-κB, CXCL10, paracrine effects, replicative senescence, oncogenic Ras, MAPK signaling, extracellular matrix invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, inflammation, aging
- MeSH terms
- Breast Neoplasms, Female, Fibroblasts, Humans, Phenotype, Signal Transduction, Interleukin-6, NF-kappa B, Cellular Senescence, Cell Culture Techniques, Apigenin, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Cell Proliferation, Interleukin-1alpha, Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases
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