The Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin 1 Is Reduced in Systemic Sclerosis and Abrogates Fibrotic Responses by Targeting Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling
Wei J, Ghosh AK, Chu H, Fang F, Hinchcliff ME, Wang J, Marangoni RG, Varga J. The Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin 1 Is Reduced in Systemic Sclerosis and Abrogates Fibrotic Responses by Targeting Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2015, 67: 1323-1334. PMID: 25707573, PMCID: PMC4518870, DOI: 10.1002/art.39061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsFibroblastsHumansMiceP300-CBP Transcription FactorsPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionResveratrolRNA, MessengerScleroderma, SystemicSignal TransductionSirtuin 1SkinSmad ProteinsStilbenesTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsGenome-wide expression data setsTransforming Growth Factor β SignalingGrowth factor β signalingSSc skin biopsy samplesSirtuin 1Histone deacetylase sirtuin 1Tissue expressionExpression data setsPlatelet-derived growth factorTranscriptome dataDeacetylase sirtuin 1Epigenetic mechanismsAcetyltransferase p300Acetylation statusEnzyme sirtuin 1Persistent fibroblast activationEffect of SIRT1Β signalingMessenger RNA levelsMouse fibroblastsFibrotic responseLoss of SIRT1Activation of SIRT1Pharmacologic inhibitionExperimental fibrosis model