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Translating cell survival and cell longevity into treatment strategies with SIRT1.

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: The sirtuin SIRT1, a class III NAD(+)-dependent protein histone deacetylase, is present throughout the body that involves cells of the central nervous system, immune system, cardiovascular system, and the musculoskeletal system. SIRT1 has broad biological effects that affect cellular metabolism as well as cellular survival and longevity that can impact both acute and chronic disease processes that involve neurodegenerative disease, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Given the intricate relationship SIRT1 holds with a host of signal transduction pathways ranging from transcription factors, such as forkhead, to cytokines and growth factors, such as erythropoietin, it becomes critical to elucidate the cellular pathways of SIRT1 to safely and effectively develop and translate novel avenues of treatment for multiple disease entities.

Source: PubMed

Authors: K Maiese, Z Z Chong, Yan Chen Shang, S Wang

Institution: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Language: English

Topic: Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine

Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Award: Impacting Oxidative Stress and Cell Injury through Novel Pathways of the Wnt Gene