Sirtuins and renal diseases: relationship with aging and diabetic nephropathy
Sirtuins are members of the Sir2 (silent information regulator 2) family, a group of class III deacetylases. Mammals have seven different sirtuins, SIRT1–SIRT7. Among them, SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 are induced by calorie restriction conditions and are considered anti-aging molecules. SIRT1 has been th...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466784/ |