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  • Title: Senescent human fibroblasts are more sensitive to the effects of a phorbol ester on macromolecular synthesis and growth characteristics.
    Author: Derventzi A, Rattan SI, Clark BF.
    Journal: Biochem Int; 1992 Aug; 27(5):903-11. PubMed ID: 1384496.
    Abstract:
    4-beta-phorbol-12-beta-myristate-13-alpha-acetate (PMA) alters cellular growth properties by modulating gene expression in a wide variety of cell types. Human diploid fibroblasts MRC-5 were treated with PMA at different phases of their lifespan in vitro and the alterations of their short-term growth characteristics and macromolecular synthesis in response to PMA were analysed. PMA stimulates DNA and RNA synthesis in both Phase II (young) and Phase III (senescent) MRC-5 cells. Treatment of senescent cells with various PMA concentrations results in a greater stimulation of DNA and RNA synthesis than that in young cells. Senescent cells are also more sensitive to the PMA-induced alterations of growth characteristics and higher concentrations of PMA become toxic for them. The age-related alterations of cellular responsiveness are also apparent in the gradual loss of responsiveness to serum, observed in parallel with the increased sensitivity to PMA. Furthermore, serum-induced stimulation of macromolecular synthesis is inhibited by PMA. Since it is known that serum and PMA elicit their effects via different signal transduction pathways, our results point to suggest the differential regulation of the signalling mechanisms during cellular ageing.
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