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ABSTRACT: Background
Acrolein is a ubiquitous environmental hazard to human health. Acrolein has been reported to activate the DNA damage response and induce apoptosis. However, little is known about the effects of acrolein on cellular senescence.Objectives
We examined whether acrolein induces cellular senescence in cultured normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLF).Methods
We cultured NHLF in the presence or absence of acrolein and determined the effects of acrolein on cell proliferative capacity, senescence-associated ?-galactosidase activity, the known senescence-inducing pathways (e.g., p53, p21), and telomere length.Results
We found that acrolein induced cellular senescence by increasing both p53 and p21. The knockdown of p53 mediated by small interfering RNA (siRNA) attenuated acrolein-induced cellular senescence. Acrolein decreased Werner's syndrome protein (WRN), a member of the RecQ helicase family involved in DNA repair and telomere maintenance. Acrolein-induced down-regulation of WRN protein was rescued by p53 knockdown or proteasome inhibition. Finally, we found that acrolein accelerated p53-mediated telomere shortening.Conclusions
These results suggest that acrolein induces p53-mediated cellular senescence accompanied by enhanced telomere attrition and WRN protein down-regulation.
SUBMITTER: Jang JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4154210 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jang Jun-Ho JH Bruse Shannon S Huneidi Salam S Schrader Ronald M RM Monick Martha M MM Lin Yong Y Carter A Brent AB Klingelhutz Aloysius J AJ Nyunoya Toru T
Environmental health perspectives 20140418 9
<h4>Background</h4>Acrolein is a ubiquitous environmental hazard to human health. Acrolein has been reported to activate the DNA damage response and induce apoptosis. However, little is known about the effects of acrolein on cellular senescence.<h4>Objectives</h4>We examined whether acrolein induces cellular senescence in cultured normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLF).<h4>Methods</h4>We cultured NHLF in the presence or absence of acrolein and determined the effects of acrolein on cell proliferati ...[more]