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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Mol Med. 2010 May 3;16(5):238–246. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2010.03.003

Table 1. SASP factors.

The SASP is a complex, plastic phenotype that varies with cell type and mode of senescence induction. The SASP factors are categorized according to the fold change in secreted protein level over presenescent controls. The categories are approximate by necessity, as each cell type has different fold changes of each factor. The “senescence inducers” increase the expression of a given factor. “+” indicates well-documented pro-inflammatory proteins; “−” indicates well-documented anti-inflammatory proteins. Factors lacking + or − might also have pro- or anti-inflammatory activity, but these activities are either not well documented or highly context-dependent. Abbreviations: OIS, oncogene-induced senescence; DDIS, DNA-damage-induced senescence; REP, replicative senescence; RAS, oncogenic RAS overexpression; MEK, oncogenic MEK overexpression; XRA, high dose X-irradiation; BLEO, bleomycin treatment; ETOP, etoposide treatment. Cell types: HCA2, BJ – human foreskin fibroblasts; Wi-38, IMR-90 – human embryonic lung fibroblasts; PrECs – normal human prostate epithelial cells; BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 –transformed human prostate epithelial cells; PSC27, PSC31, PSC32 – human prostate fibroblasts. The last names in the reference column refer to the following papers: Acosta: [51]; Bavik: [75]; Coppe: [23] and [76]; Rodier: [56]; Wajapeyee: [52]; Liu: [38]; Krizhanovksy: [44]; Parrinello: [15]; West: [77].

High increase (4+ fold)
Factor Senescence inducer Cell type Reference
GM-CSF OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Coppe
GROα OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Acosta, Coppe, Bavik
GROα,β,γ OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Rodier, Coppe
IGFBP-7 OIS (BRAF) + melanocytes Wajapeyee
IL-1α OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA, BLEO) + IMR-90, HCA2, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Coppe, Liu
IL-6 OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Rodier, Coppe
IL-7 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe
IL-8 OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Acosta, Rodier, Coppe, Bavik
MCP-1 OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Rodier, Coppe, Liu
MCP-2 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe
MIP-1α OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
MMP-1 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe, Liu
MMP-10 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO, ETOP), REP IMR-90, HC A2, WI-38, ti c myo BJ, hepa broblasts Coppe, Krizhanovsky
MMP-3 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe, Liu, Parrinello
Intermediate increase (2–4 fold)
Factor Senescence inducer Cell type Reference
Amphiregulin OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO) PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Coppe, Bavik
ENA-78 OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA) + IMR-90, PrECs, BPH1, PC3 Acosta, Coppe
Eotaxin-3 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2 Coppe
GCP-2 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) + HCA2, PrECs, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
GITR OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) HCA2, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
HGF OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Coppe, Bavik, Liu
ICAM-1 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
IGFBP-2 DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Rodier, Coppe, Bavik
IGFBP-4 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe
IGFBP-5 DDIS (BLEO), REP + prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Bavik
IGFBP-6 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
IL-13 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, WI-38 Coppe
IL-1β OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe, Liu
MCP-4 OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Coppe
MIF OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
MIP-3α OIS (RAS, MEK), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Acosta, Coppe
MMP-12 DDIS (XRA, ETOP) IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, hepatic myo broblasts Coppe, Krizhanovsky
MMP-13 DDIS (XRA, ETOP) IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, hepati c myo broblasts Coppe, Krizhanovsky
MMP-14 DDIS (XRA) IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Coppe
NAP2 OIS (MEK) IMR-90 Acosta
Oncostati n M OIS (MEK), DDIS (XRA) IMR-90, WI-38 Acosta, Coppe
Osteoprotegerin OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
PIGF OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
RANTES DDIS (BLEO) HCA2 Liu
sgp130 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
TIMP-2 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
TRAIL-R3 DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ Rodier, Coppe
Small increase (below 2 fold)
Factor Senescence inducer Cell type Reference
Acrp30 DDIS (XRA) PrECs Coppe
Angiogenin OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
Axl DDIS (XRA), REP WI-38 Coppe
bFGF OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HC A2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
BLC OIS (RAS) + HCA2, BJ Coppe
BTC DDIS (XRA) PrECs Coppe
CTACK DDIS (XRA) + RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
EGF-R DDIS (XRA) PrECs, BPH1, PC3 Coppe
Fas DDIS (XRA), REP WI-38 Coppe
FGF-7 DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP HCA2, WI-38, BJ, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Coppe, Bavik
G-CSF OIS (RAS) + HCA2, BJ Coppe
GDNF DDIS (XRA) PrECs Coppe
HCC-4 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP + IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
I-309 OIS(RAS), DDIS (XRA) + HCA2 Coppe
IFN-γ OIS (RAS) + HCA2, BJ Coppe
IGFBP-1 DDIS (XRA), REP + HCA2 Coppe
IGFBP-3 DDIS (XRA, BLEO), REP + HCA2, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Rodier, Bavik
IL-1 R1 DDIS (XRA) HCA2 Rodier
IL-11 DDIS (XRA), REP HCA2, BJ Coppe
IL-15 DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, BJ Coppe
IL-2R-α DDIS (XRA) PrECs, PC3 Coppe
IL-6 R OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
I-TAC OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
Lepti n DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, BJ Coppe
LIF OIS (MEK) IMR-90 Acosta
MMP-2 DDIS (BLEO), REP prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Bavik
MSP-a DDIS (XRA) RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
PAI-1 REP IMR-90, BJ, JAS-3, HUVEC West
PAI-2 REP IMR-90, BJ, JAS-3 West
PDGF-BB DDIS (XRA) BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
SCF DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, BJ Coppe
SDF-1 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) + prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Bavik
sTNF RI OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
sTNF RII DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC 3 Coppe
Thrombopoietin DDIS (XRA) BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe
TIMP-1 OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA, BLEO) HCA2, PrECs, BPH1, PC3, prostate broblasts (PSC27, PSC31, and PSC32) Coppe, Bavik
tPA DDIS (BLEO), REP HCA2, IMR-90, BJ, JAS-3 West, Liu
uPA DDIS (BLEO), REP HCA2, IMR-90, BJ, JAS-3 West, Liu
uPAR OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA), REP IMR-90, HCA2, WI-38, BJ, PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Rodier, Coppe
VEGF OIS (RAS), DDIS (XRA) PrECs, BPH1, RWPE1, PC3 Coppe