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Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence

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    • Ruidong Li
    • Xiaofei Zhang
    • Xiaoying Tian
    • Conghuan Shen
    • Quanbao Zhang
    • Yihong Zhang
    • Zhengxin Wang
    • Feifei Wang
    • Yifeng Tao
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    Affiliations: Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China, Bioscience Research Center, Shanghai 200120, P.R. China
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    Published online on: November 18, 2016
       https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5258
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Cellular senescence, an irreversible growth arrest of cells, is involved in protection against cancer. Triptolide (TPL) plays an important role in immunosuppressive, anti-fertility, anti-cystogenesis and anticancer activities. However, effect and mechanism of TPL on cellular senescence-associated antitumor is rarely reported. Herein HepG2 cells were used to explore the effect of TPL on tumor growth and cellular senescence. We showed that TPL inhibited tumor cell proliferation and growth in vitro and in vivo, accelerated cellular senescence and arrested cells at G0/G1 phase. We further demonstrated that TPL accelerated HepG2 cell senescence by regulating the AKT pathway. In addition, TPL could also enhance cellular senescence and inhibit tumor growth by negatively regulating human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) signaling pathway. These findings reveal a regulatory mechanism of TPL on cellular senescence, indicating that TPL promotes HepG2 cell senescence through AKT pathway and hTERT pathway simultaneously. Altogether, TPL-induced senescence can be regarded as a promising strategy for anticancer therapy and drug development.
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Li R, Zhang X, Tian X, Shen C, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Wang F and Tao Y: Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence. Oncol Rep 37: 442-448, 2017.
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y. ... Tao, Y. (2017). Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence. Oncology Reports, 37, 442-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5258
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, F., Tao, Y."Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence". Oncology Reports 37.1 (2017): 442-448.
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, F., Tao, Y."Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence". Oncology Reports 37, no. 1 (2017): 442-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5258
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Li R, Zhang X, Tian X, Shen C, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Wang F and Tao Y: Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence. Oncol Rep 37: 442-448, 2017.
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y. ... Tao, Y. (2017). Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence. Oncology Reports, 37, 442-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5258
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, F., Tao, Y."Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence". Oncology Reports 37.1 (2017): 442-448.
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Li, R., Zhang, X., Tian, X., Shen, C., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Wang, F., Tao, Y."Triptolide inhibits tumor growth by induction of cellular senescence". Oncology Reports 37, no. 1 (2017): 442-448. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5258
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