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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2018

SIRT1 Activity in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Correlates with Altered Lung Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Valeria Conti, Graziamaria Corbi, Valentina Manzo, Paola Malangone, Carolina Vitale, Angelantonio Maglio, Roberta Cotugno, Damiano Capaccio, Luigi Marino, Carmine Selleri and 3 more

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valeria ContiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6964-2739
Graziamaria CorbiDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Via Francesco De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3441-889X
Valentina ManzoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4521-0453
Paola MalangoneDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7716-8889
Carolina VitaleDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Angelantonio MaglioDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1874-1686
Roberta CotugnoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
Damiano CapaccioMaria Ss. Addolorata Hospital, Piazza Scuola Medica Salernitana, 84025 Eboli, Italy.
Luigi MarinoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Carmine SelleriDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Cristiana StellatoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1294-8355
Amelia FilippelliDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8235-9118
Alessandro VatrellaDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8265-3037
University of Salerno · ITAzienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOxidative stress is a recognized pathogenic mechanism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Expression of the NAD

methodsWe measured SIRT1 protein expression and activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and total oxidative status (TOS), total antioxidant capacity (TEAC), and oxidative stress index (TOS/TEAC) in the plasma of 25 COPD patients, 20 healthy nonsmokers (HnS), and 20 healthy smokers (HS).

resultsThe activity of SIRT1 was significantly lower in COPD patients compared to both control groups while protein expression decreased progressively (HnS > HS > COPD). TOS levels were significantly lower in HnS than in smoke-associated subjects (COPD and HS), while TEAC levels were progressively lower according (HnS > HS > COPD). In COPD patients, SIRT1 activity, but not protein levels, correlated significantly with both lung function parameters (FEV1/FVC and FEV1) and TEAC.

conclusionsThese findings suggest loss of SIRT1-driven antioxidant activity as relevant in COPD pathogenesis and identify SIRT1 activity as a potential convenient biomarker for identification of mild/moderate, stable COPD.

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AgedAntioxidantsCase-Control StudiesFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearLungMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSirtuin 1SmokingAntioxidantsSirtuin 1

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