Hepatic transcriptional responses to fasting and feeding

L Bideyan, R Nagari, P Tontonoz - Genes & development, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Mammals undergo regular cycles of fasting and feeding that engage dynamic transcriptional
responses in metabolic tissues. Here we review advances in our understanding of the gene …

[HTML][HTML] Human sirtuin regulators: the “success” stories

AM Curry, DS White, D Donu, Y Cen - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The human sirtuins are a group of NAD+-dependent protein deacylases. They “erase” acyl
modifications from lysine residues in various cellular targets including histones, transcription …

Emerging therapeutic potential of SIRT6 modulators

F Fiorentino, A Mai, D Rotili - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) is an NAD+-dependent protein deacylase and mono-ADP-
ribosyltransferase of the sirtuin family with a wide substrate specificity. In vitro and in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond Nicotinamide Metabolism: Potential Role of Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase as a Biomarker in Skin Cancers

R Campagna, V Pozzi, D Sartini, E Salvolini… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Skin cancers (SC) are a frequent type of malignancy in white populations
and include malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. Due to their increasing …

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide: biosynthesis, consumption and therapeutic role in cardiac diseases

C Tannous, GW Booz, R Altara… - Acta …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an abundant cofactor that plays crucial roles in
several cellular processes. NAD can be synthesized de novo starting with tryptophan, or …

Hydrogen sulfide antagonizes sleep deprivation-induced depression-and anxiety-like behaviors by inhibiting neuroinflammation in a hippocampal Sirt1-dependent …

X Kang, L Jiang, F Lan, YY Tang, P Zhang, W Zou… - Brain Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence confirms that sleep deprivation (SD), which induces hippocampal
neuroinflammation, is a risk factor for depression. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) is a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinamide as a foundation for treating neurodegenerative disease and metabolic disorders

K Maiese - Current neurovascular research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurodegenerative disorders impact more than one billion individuals worldwide and are
intimately tied to metabolic disease that can affect another nine hundred individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Sirtuins as important factors in pathological states and the role of their molecular activity modulators

EM Kratz, K Sołkiewicz, A Kubis-Kubiak… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sirtuins (SIRTs), enzymes from the family of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylases, play an
important role in the functioning of the body at the cellular level and participate in many …

Oral nicotinamide: The role in skin cancer chemoprevention

S Giacalone, CB Spigariolo, P Bortoluzzi… - Dermatologic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of skin cancer has gradually increased in the last years and exposition to
ultraviolet radiation remains the main risk factor. We performed a comprehensive review on …

[HTML][HTML] Post-translational acetylation control of cardiac energy metabolism

EB Ketema, GD Lopaschuk - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Perturbations in myocardial energy substrate metabolism are key contributors to the
pathogenesis of heart diseases. However, the underlying causes of these metabolic …