Detection of radiation-induced senescence by the Debacq-Chainiaux protocol: Improvements and upgrade in the detection of positive events.

Senescent cells are blocked in the cell cycle but remain metabolically active. These cells, once engaged in the senescence process, fail to initiate DNA replication. Due to the shortening of telomeres, replicative senescence can be triggered by a DNA damage response. Moreover, cells can also be induced to senesce by DNA damage in response to elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of oncogenes, cell-cell fusion or after ionizing radiation. There are multiple experimental ways to detect senescent cells directly or indirectly. Senescence-associated cellular traits (SA β-Gal activity, increase in cell volume and lysosome content, appearance of γ-H2AX foci, increase of ROS and oxidative damage adducts, etc.) can be identified by numerous methods of detection (flow cytometry, confocal imaging, in situ staining, etc.). Here, we improved an existing flow cytometry protocol and further developed a new one specifically tailored to ionizing radiation-induced endothelial senescence. Thus, we have upgraded the Debacq-Chainiaux protocol and added improvements in this protocol (i) to better detect positive events (ii) to offer a compatibility to simultaneously analyze various intracellular molecules including phosphorylated signaling proteins and cytokines, whether related or not to senescence processes.

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Competing interests The authors have read the journal's policy and have no competing interests. This work was supported by Electricité de France EDF (Groupe Gestion Projet Radioprotection) and by “INCA Institut National du Cancer.” This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the Methods in Cell Biology policies on sharing data and materials.