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All-trans retinoic acid inhibits glioblastoma progression and attenuates radiation-induced brain injury
Min Fu, … , Guangyuan Hu, Xiaohong Peng
Min Fu, … , Guangyuan Hu, Xiaohong Peng
Published November 8, 2024
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2024;9(21):e179530. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.179530.
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All-trans retinoic acid inhibits glioblastoma progression and attenuates radiation-induced brain injury

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Radiotherapy (RT) remains a primary treatment modality for glioblastoma (GBM), but it induces cellular senescence and is strongly implicated in GBM progression and RT-related injury. Recently, eliminating senescent cells has emerged as a promising strategy for treating cancer and for mitigating radiation-induced brain injury (RBI). Here, we investigated the impact of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on radiation-induced senescence. The findings of this study revealed that RA effectively eliminated astrocytes, which are particularly prone to senescence after radiation, and that the removal of senescence-associated secretory phenotype factor–producing astrocytes inhibited GBM cell proliferation in vitro. Moreover, RA-mediated clearance of senescent cells improved survival in GBM-bearing mice and alleviated radiation-induced cognitive impairment. Through RNA sequencing, we found that the AKT/mTOR/PPARγ/Plin4 signaling pathway is involved in RA-mediated clearance of senescent cells. In summary, these results suggest that RA could be a potential senolytic drug for preventing GBM progression and improving RBI.

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Min Fu, Yiling Zhang, Bi Peng, Na Luo, Yuanyuan Zhang, Wenjun Zhu, Feng Yang, Ziqi Chen, Qiang Zhang, Qianxia Li, Xin Chen, Yuanhui Liu, Guoxian Long, Guangyuan Hu, Xiaohong Peng

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