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Guarente L (2007) Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol "Sirtuins in aging and disease."

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    PMID:
    18419308
    DOI:
    10.1101/sqb.2007.72.024
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    Publication type:
    Review
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00031799

    Guarente L (2007). Sirtuins in aging and disease. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol, 72, 483-8. doi:10.1101/sqb.2007.72.024

    Sirtuin genes function as anti-aging genes in yeast, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila. The NAD requirement for sirtuin function indicates a link between aging and metabolism, and a boost in sirtuin activity may in part explain how calorie restriction extends life span. In mammals, one of the substrates of the SIR2 ortholog, SIRT1, is a regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, PGC-1alpha. Indeed, the putative SIRT1 activator resveratrol has been shown to stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis and deliver health benefits in treated mice. I explore here how mitochondrial biogenesis may have beneficial effects on aging and, perhaps, diseases of aging. In particular, I speculate that SIRT1-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis may reduce the production of reactive oxygen species, a possible cause of aging, and offer two possible mechanisms for this effect. An understanding of how calorie restriction works may lead to novel drugs to combat diseases of aging.


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