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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2018

SIRT1 upregulation protects against liver injury induced by a HFD through inhibiting CD36 and the NF‑κB pathway in mouse kupffer cells.

Bailin Niu, Kun He, Peizhi Li, Jianping Gong, Xiwen Zhu, Shangmin Ye, Zhibing Ou, Guosheng Ren

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Sirtuins at the Service of Healthy Longevity.Frontiers in physiology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bailin NiuDepartment of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China.
Kun HeDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China.
Peizhi LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China.
Jianping GongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China.
Xiwen ZhuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China.
Shangmin YeDepartment of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China.
Zhibing OuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, P.R. China.
Guosheng RenDepartment of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China.
Chongqing Medical University · CNDalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is an NAD(+)‑dependent deacetylase, and a critical regulator in various metabolic processes, such as non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The present study aimed to investigate whether activating SIRT1 could modulate the CD36 and nuclear factor (NF)‑κB pathways to protect against liver injury induced by a high‑fat diet (HFD) in mice. A mouse NAFLD model was established by administration of a HFD for 8 weeks. During the last 4 weeks, SRT1720, a specific SIRT1 activator, was added daily to the HFD feed. The hepatic morphological structure was observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining, and the ultrastructures in the liver tissue were observed using transmission electron microscopy. Protein expression of SIRT1, CD36 and P65 in liver tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry. Kupffer cells (KCs) from the livers of the mouse models were isolated to determine the mRNA and protein expression of SIRT1, CD36 and P65. SIRT1 activation attenuated the HFD‑induced liver injury and significantly reduced the body weight and the levels of alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, triglyceride, tumor necrosis factor‑α and interleukin‑6. We observed an increased expression of SIRT1 in the liver tissues from the HFD+SRT1720 group compared with the HFD group. Simultaneously, the expression of CD36 and P65 in the liver tissues was downregulated in the HFD+SRT1720 group. The mRNA and protein expression of SIRT1 was elevated in the HFD+SRT1720 group, whereas the mRNA and protein expression of CD36 and P65 in KCs was significantly decreased in the HFD+SRT1720 group. The present study demonstrated that SIRT1 activation attenuated HFD‑induced liver steatosis and inflammation by inhibiting CD36 expression and the NF‑κB signaling pathway.

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Alanine TransaminaseAnimalsAspartate AminotransferasesBody WeightCD36 AntigensDiet, High-FatEnzyme ActivatorsGene Expression RegulationHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsInterleukin-6Kupffer CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRNA, MessengerAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesCD36 AntigensEnzyme ActivatorsHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsInterleukin-6interleukin-6, mouseRNA, MessengerSirt1 protein, mouseSirtuin 1SRT1720Transcription Factor RelATriglyceridesTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID29845302
PMCPMC6072223
OpenAlexW2807307728

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