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ArticleJournal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society2010

Oral resveratrol reduces neuronal damage in a model of multiple sclerosis.

Kenneth S Shindler, Elvira Ventura, Mahasweta Dutt, Peter Elliott, Denise C Fitzgerald, Abdolmohamad Rostami

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Article in Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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108citing papers in PubMed
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 200 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenneth S ShindlerFM Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. kenneth.shindler@uphs.upenn.edu
Elvira Ventura
Mahasweta Dutt
Peter Elliott
Denise C Fitzgerald
Abdolmohamad Rostami
Thomas Jefferson University · USInstitute of Infection and Immunity · CATris Pharma (United States) · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Mechanism of SIRT1 Activator Mediated Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion CellsR01EY019014 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHINDLER, KENNETH S · 2010 to 2020
$3.7M
Prevention of Neuronal Damage in Optic NeuritisK08EY015098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHINDLER, KENNETH S · 2004 to 2008
$883k
NEI NIH HHS EY015098NEI NIH HHS EY019014NEI NIH HHS K08 EY015098NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuronal loss in multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), correlates with permanent neurological dysfunction. Current MS therapies have limited the ability to prevent neuronal damage.

methodsWe examined whether oral therapy with SRT501, a pharmaceutical grade formulation of resveratrol, reduces neuronal loss during relapsing-remitting EAE. Resveratrol activates SIRT1, an NAD+-dependent deacetylase that promotes mitochondrial function.

resultsOral SRT501 prevented neuronal loss during optic neuritis, an inflammatory optic nerve lesion in MS and EAE. SRT501 also suppressed neurological dysfunction during EAE remission, and spinal cords from SRT501-treated mice had significantly higher axonal density than vehicle-treated mice. Similar neuroprotection was mediated by SRT1720, another SIRT1-activating compound; and sirtinol, an SIRT1 inhibitor, attenuated SRT501 neuroprotective effects. SIRT1 activators did not prevent inflammation.

conclusionsThese studies demonstrate that SRT501 attenuates neuronal damage and neurological dysfunction in EAE by a mechanism involving SIRT1 activation. SIRT1 activators are a potential oral therapy in MS.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDisease Models, AnimalEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleMiceMultiple SclerosisNerve DegenerationResveratrolStilbenesAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalResveratrolStilbenes

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PMID21107122
PMCPMC3312784
OpenAlexW1982441939

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