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Targeting Sirtuin-1 prolongs murine renal allograft survival and function.
Kidney international - 1 May 2016
Levine Matthew H, Wang Zhonglin, Xiao Haiyan, Jiao Jing, Wang Liqing, Bhatti Tricia R, Hancock Wayne W, Beier Ulf H
Abstract excerpt
Current immunosuppressive medications used after transplantation have significant toxicities. Foxp3(+) T-regulatory cells can prevent allograft rejection without compromising protective host immunity. Interestingly, inhibiting the class III histone/protein deacetylase Sirtuin-1 can augment Foxp3(+) T-regulatory suppressive function through increasing Foxp3 acetylation. Here we determined whether Sirtuin-1...
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