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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Yeast Sir2 plays critical roles in gene silencing, stress resistance and longevity. Mammalian Sirt1 NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylase, the closest homolog of Sir2, regulates cell cycle, cellular senescence, apoptosis and metabolism, by functional interactions with a number of biological molecules such as p53. To investigate a role of Sirt1 in endothelial dysfunction and premature senescence, we examined the effects of Sirt1 inhibition in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Sirt1 inhibition by sirtinol, which is a 2-hydroxy-1-napthaldehyde derivative, or siRNA for Sirt1-induced premature senescence-like phenotype, as judged by increased senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-beta-gal) activity, sustained growth arrest and enlarged and flattened cell morphology at 10 days after the treatment. Sixty-four percent of sirtinol (60 mumol/L)-treated HUVEC was SA-beta-gal-positive, whereas only 17% of vehicle-treated cells were positive. Sirt1 inhibition by sirtinol or Sirt1 siRNA increased PAI-1 expression and decreased both protein expression and activity of eNOS. Treatment with sirtinol or Sirt1 siRNA increased acetylation of p53, while p53 expression was unaltered. Impaired epidermal growth factor-induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases was associated with Sirt1 inhibition-induced senescence-like growth arrest. Conversely, overexpression of Sirt1 prevented hydrogen peroxide-induced SA-beta-gal activity, morphological changes and deranged expression of PAI-1 and eNOS. These results showed that Sirt1 inhibition increased p53 acetylation and induced premature senescence-like phenotype in parallel with increased PAI-1 and decreased eNOS expression. Our data suggest that Sirt1 may exert protective effects against endothelial dysfunction by preventing stress-induced premature senescence and deranged expression of PAI-1 and eNOS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-2828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
571-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Sirt1 modulates premature senescence-like phenotype in human endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't