Tumor Dormancy, Quiescence, and Senescence, Vol. 3 Aging, Cancer, and Noncancer Pathologies

This third volume in the series Tumor Dormancy, Quiescence, and Senescence discusses the role of tumor dormancy and senescence in a number of diseases, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and leukemia. The contents are organized under five subheadings: General Applications, Role in Breast Cance...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hayat, M.A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Tumor Dormancy and Cellular Quiescence and Senescence, Aging, Cancer, and Noncancer Pathologies
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface. I General Applications
  • Active, dormant, or on the path to elimination: what does a senescent cell do?- Hypoxia and tumor dormancy: can the two tango?- Progeriod syndromes: role of accelerated fibroblast senescence and p38 activation
  • Induction of cancer cells senescence: role of caffeic acid 3,4-dihydroxy-phenethyl ester
  • II Role in breast cancer
  • Various factors contributing to tumor dormancy: therapeutic implications in breast cancer
  • Progression of hormone-dependent mammary tumors after dormancy: role of wnt pathway
  • III Role in ovarian cancer
  • Chemoresistance, dormancy and recurrence in platinum drug therapy of ovarian cancers
  • The role of angiogenesis, growth arrest and autophagy in human ovarian cancer xenograft models for tumor dormancy
  • Role in leukemia
  • Regulation of the promyelocytic leukemia protein and its role in premature senescence
  • V Role in cardiovascular disease
  • Cardiac senescence and autophagy
  • Index