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ArticleCNS drugs2013

Targeting sirtuin-1 in Huntington's disease: rationale and current status.

Wenzhen Duan

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Article in CNS drugs, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. SIRT1 in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Disease Relevance, and Therapeutic Potential.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Frontiers in bioinformatics · 2026
    Article
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  6. Unraveling Molecular Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases ThroughInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Article
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  13. HSF1 and Its Role in Huntington's Disease Pathology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
    Review
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  15. Novel Role of the SIRT1 in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases.International journal of biological sciences · 2023
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  17. Article
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  19. New Avenues for the Treatment of Huntington's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenzhen DuanDivision of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, CMSC 8-121, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. wduan2@jhmi.edu
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

JHU-UMD Diabetes Research CenterP30DK079637 · NIDDK · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI AHIMA, REXFORD S. · 2013 to 2017
$9.7M
Preclinical neuroprotective trials of a PPAR-gamma agonist in HD mouse modelsR21NS072344 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DUAN, WENZHEN · 2011 to 2012
$451k
Validation of structural MRI as a biomarker in Huntington's diseaseR21NS074196 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DUAN, WENZHEN · 2011 to 2012
$451k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK079637NINDS NIH HHS NS072344NINDS NIH HHS NS074196NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS072344NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS074196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease caused by a trinucleotide repeat mutation in the huntingtin gene that results in an increased number of glutamine residues in the N terminus of huntingtin protein. Mutant huntingtin leads to progressive impairment of motor function, cognitive dysfunction, and neuropsychiatric disturbance. There are no disease-modifying treatments available. During the past decade, sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) has been the focus of intense investigation and discussion because it regulates longevity in multiple organisms and has shown beneficial effects in a variety of models of neurodegenerative disorders. Studies in different animal models provide convincing evidence that SIRT1 protects neurons in mouse models of HD as well as in Caenorhabditis elegans, although controversial results were reported in a fly model. Indeed, many connections exist between the deacetylation function of SIRT1 and its role in neuroprotection. As a result, pharmacological interventions targeting SIRT1 might become promising strategies to combat HD. This review summarizes recent progress in SIRT1 research, with a focus on the specificity of this protein as a potential therapeutic target for HD, as well as existing challenges for developing SIRT1 modulators for clinical use.

Indexed as

Huntington DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansHuntingtin ProteinMiceMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsSirtuin 1Trinucleotide RepeatsHTT protein, humanHuntingtin ProteinNerve Tissue ProteinsSIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1

Identifiers

PMID23549885
PMCPMC3660428
OpenAlexW2164627879

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