TNFα-senescence initiates a STAT-dependent positive feedback loop, leading to a sustained interferon signature, DNA damage, and cytokine secretion

Cellular senescence is a cell fate program that entails essentially irreversible proliferative arrest in response to damage signals. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), an important pro-inflammatory cytokine secreted by some types of senescent cells, can induce senescence in mouse and human cells. However, downstream signaling pathways linking TNFα-related inflammation to senescence are not fully characterized. Using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) as a model, we show that TNFα induces permanent growth arrest and increases p21CIP1, p16INK4A, and SA-β-gal, accompanied by persistent DNA damage and ROS production. By gene expression profiling, we identified the crucial involvement of inflammatory and JAK/STAT pathways in TNFα-mediated senescence. We found that TNFα activates a STAT-dependent autocrine loop that sustains cytokine secretion and an interferon signature to lock cells into senescence. Furthermore, we show STAT1/3 activation is necessary for cytokine and ROS production during TNFα-induced senescence. However, inhibition of STAT1/3 did not rescue cells from proliferative arrest, but rather suppressed cell cycle regulatory genes and altered TNFα-induced senescence. Our findings suggest a positive feedback mechanism via the STAT pathway that sustains cytokine production and reveal a reciprocal regulatory role of JAK/STAT in TNFα-mediated senescence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Aging - 9(2017), 11 vom: 22. Nov., Seite 2411-2435

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kandhaya-Pillai, Renuka [VerfasserIn]
Miro-Mur, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
Alijotas-Reig, Jaume [VerfasserIn]
Tchkonia, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Kirkland, James L [VerfasserIn]
Schwartz, Simo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Beta-Galactosidase
CDKN1A protein, human
CDKN2A protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
Cytokines
DNA-damage
EC 2.7.10.2
EC 3.2.1.23
Inflammation
Interferon Regulatory Factors
Interferon response genes
JAK/STAT pathway
Janus Kinases
Journal Article
Reactive Oxygen Species
STAT1 Transcription Factor
STAT1 protein, human
STAT3 Transcription Factor
STAT3 protein, human
Senescence
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 05.02.2018

Date Revised 08.02.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18632/aging.101328

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM278418872