PMID- 32692694 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210927 LR - 20210927 IS - 1437-4331 (Electronic) IS - 1434-6621 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jul 21 TI - The emerging role of cell senescence in atherosclerosis. PG - 27-38 LID - cclm-2020-0601 [pii] LID - 10.1515/cclm-2020-0601 [doi] AB - Cell senescence is a fundamental mechanism of aging and appears to play vital roles in the onset and prognosis of cardiovascular disease, fibrotic pulmonary disease, liver disease and tumor. Moreover, an increasing body of evidence shows that cell senescence plays an indispensable role in the formation and development of atherosclerosis. Multiple senescent cell types are associated with atherosclerosis, senescent human vascular endothelial cells participated in atherosclerosis via regulating the level of endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO), angiotensin II and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), senescent human vascular smooth muscle cells-mediated plaque instability and vascular calcification via regulating the expression level of BMP-2, OPN, Runx-2 and inflammatory molecules, and senescent macrophages impaired cholesterol efflux and promoted the development of senescent-related cardiovascular diseases. This review summarizes the characteristics of cell senescence and updates the molecular mechanisms underlying cell senescence. Moreover, we also discuss the recent advances on the molecular mechanisms that can potentially regulate the development and progression of atherosclerosis. FAU - Wu, Chang-Meng AU - Wu CM AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Zheng, Lei AU - Zheng L AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Qian AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Hu, Yan-Wei AU - Hu YW AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou Women & Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200721 PL - Germany TA - Clin Chem Lab Med JT - Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine JID - 9806306 SB - IM MH - Atherosclerosis/*etiology/metabolism MH - Cellular Senescence/*physiology MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Endothelium, Vascular/cytology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology/metabolism MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - HVECs OT - HVSMCs OT - atherosclerosis OT - cell senescence OT - macrophages EDAT- 2020/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/28 06:00 CRDT- 2020/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - cclm-2020-0601 [pii] AID - 10.1515/cclm-2020-0601 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Clin Chem Lab Med. 2020 Jul 21;59(1):27-38. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2020-0601.