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Induction of senescence with doxorubicin leads to increased genomic instability of HCT116 cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18538372     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Induction of senescence has been proposed as a possible in vivo tumor response to anticancer treatment. Senescent cancer cells are often polyploid, however, their route to polyploidy is poorly recognized (endoreduplication versus aberrant mitoses). We showed that after treatment of HCT116 cells with a low dose of doxorubicin most of them stopped proliferation as documented by SA-beta-galactosidase activity and the lack of Ki67 expression. Increased expression of other common senescence markers, p53, p21 and cyclin D1, was also observed. The cells became giant, polyploid and polymorphic, with multinucleated cells comprising a substantial fraction. The vast majority of the doxorubicin-treated cells did not enter mitoses, as evidenced by mitotic index analysis, as well as by the predominantly cytoplasmic localization of cyclin B1 and a lack of separation of multiplied centrosomes. This allowed us to conclude that doxorubicin-treated HCT116 cells underwent endoreduplication. However, the rare events of aberrant mitoses of polyploid cells observed by us led to aneuploid progeny as was documented by cytogenetic analysis of survivors. Thus, a senescence-inducing treatment of HCT116 cancer cells had a dual effect-it stopped the proliferation of the majority of the cells, but also led to the appearance of proliferating aneuploid ones.
Authors:
Malgorzata A Sliwinska; Grazyna Mosieniak; Kamila Wolanin; Aneta Babik; Katarzyna Piwocka; Adriana Magalska; Joanna Szczepanowska; Jan Fronk; Ewa Sikora
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-05-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of ageing and development     Volume:  130     ISSN:  0047-6374     ISO Abbreviation:  Mech. Ageing Dev.     Publication Date:    2009 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-19     Completed Date:  2009-04-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0347227     Medline TA:  Mech Ageing Dev     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  24-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology*
Apoptosis / drug effects
Cell Aging / drug effects*
Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  genetics*,  pathology
DNA Replication / drug effects
Disease Progression
Doxorubicin / pharmacology*
Genomic Instability / drug effects*
HCT116 Cells
Humans
Mitosis / drug effects
Polyploidy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; 23214-92-8/Doxorubicin

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