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ArticleCells2021

The Mitochondrial Antioxidant Sirtuin3 Cooperates with Lipid Metabolism to Safeguard Neurogenesis in Aging and Depression.

Sónia Sá Santos, João B Moreira, Márcia Costa, Rui S Rodrigues, Ana M Sebastião, Sara Xapelli, Susana Solá

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Article in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Sónia Sá SantosResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.
João B MoreiraResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7736-844X
Márcia CostaResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.
Rui S RodriguesInstituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9343-745X
Ana M SebastiãoInstituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
Sara XapelliInstituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6854-2509
Susana SoláResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2036-797X
University of Lisbon · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PTDC/MED-NEU/29650/2017Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/04138/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/04138/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural stem cells (NSCs), crucial for memory in the adult brain, are also pivotal to buffer depressive behavior. However, the mechanisms underlying the boost in NSC activity throughout life are still largely undiscovered. Here, we aimed to explore the role of deacetylase Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), a central player in mitochondrial metabolism and oxidative protection, in the fate of NSC under aging and depression-like contexts. We showed that chronic treatment with tert-butyl hydroperoxide induces NSC aging, markedly reducing SIRT3 protein. SIRT3 overexpression, in turn, restored mitochondrial oxidative stress and the differentiation potential of aged NSCs. Notably, SIRT3 was also shown to physically interact with the long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) in NSCs and to require its activation to prevent age-impaired neurogenesis. Finally, the SIRT3 regulatory network was investigated in vivo using the unpredictable chronic mild stress (uCMS) paradigm to mimic depressive-like behavior in mice. Interestingly, uCMS mice presented lower levels of neurogenesis and LCAD expression in the same neurogenic niches, being significantly rescued by physical exercise, a well-known upregulator of SIRT3 and lipid metabolism. Our results suggest that targeting NSC metabolism, namely through SIRT3, might be a suitable promising strategy to delay NSC aging and confer stress resilience.

Indexed as

Lipid MetabolismNeurogenesisAcyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-ChainAgingAnimalsAntioxidantsCell DifferentiationCell LineCellular SenescenceDepressionDown-RegulationMaleMiceMitochondriaNeural Stem CellsOxidation-ReductionAcyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-ChainAntioxidantsSirtuin 3tert-Butylhydroperoxideagingdepressionlipid metabolismmitochondrianeural stem cellsSIRT3

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PMID35011652
PMCPMC8750385
OpenAlexW4200415372

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