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SIRT1/eNOS Axis as a Potential Target against Vascular Senescence, Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis
1 Jan 2010
Abstract excerpt
Sir2 (silent information regulator-2), an NAD(+)-dependent histone deacetylase, is highly conserved in organisms ranging from archaea to humans. Yeast Sir2 is responsible for silencing at repeated DNA sequences in mating-type loci, telomeres and rDNA, and plays critical roles in DNA repair, stress resistance and longevity.The phenomenon of human aging is known to be a critical cardiovascular risk factor....
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