| Literature DB >> 23200855 |
Vanita Chopra1, Luisa Quinti, Jinho Kim, Lorraine Vollor, K Lakshmi Narayanan, Christina Edgerly, Patricia M Cipicchio, Molly A Lauver, Soo Hyuk Choi, Richard B Silverman, Robert J Ferrante, Steven Hersch, Aleksey G Kazantsev.
Abstract
Inhibition of sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) deacetylase mediates protective effects in cell and invertebrate models of Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease (HD). Here we report the in vivo efficacy of a brain-permeable SIRT2 inhibitor in two genetic mouse models of HD. Compound treatment resulted in improved motor function, extended survival, and reduced brain atrophy and is associated with marked reduction of aggregated mutant huntingtin, a hallmark of HD pathology. Our results provide preclinical validation of SIRT2 inhibition as a potential therapeutic target for HD and support the further development of SIRT2 inhibitors for testing in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23200855 PMCID: PMC3534897 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Rep Impact factor: 9.423