Hypothalamic Sirt1 regulates food intake in a rodent model system.

Sirt1 is an evolutionarily conserved NAD(+) dependent deacetylase involved in a wide range of processes including cellular differentiation, apoptosis, as well as metabolism, and aging. In this study, we investigated the role of hypothalamic Sirt1 in energy balance. Pharmacological inhibition or siRN...

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Main Authors: Işin Cakir, Mario Perello, Omar Lansari, Norma J Messier, Charles A Vaslet, Eduardo A Nillni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2790615?pdf=render