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SIRT1 Promotes Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Relaxation by Activating Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase

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Mattagajasingh, Ilwola, Kim, Cuk-Seong, Naqvi, Asma, Yamamori, Tohru, Hoffman, Timothy A., Jung, Saet-Byel, DeRicco, Jeremy, Kasuno, Kenji +1 more·2007·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Reduced caloric intake decreases arterial blood pressure in healthy individuals and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in obese and overweight individuals. The SIRT1 protein deacetylase mediates many of the effects of calorie restriction (CR) on organismal lifespan and metabolic pathways. However, the role of SIRT1 in regulating endothelium-dependent vasomotor tone is not known. Here we show that SIRT1 promotes endothelium-dependent vasodilation by targeting endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) for deacetylation. SIRT1 and eNOS colocalize and coprecipitate in endothelial cells, and SIRT1 deacetylates eNOS, stimulating eNOS activity and increasing endothelial nitric oxide (NO). SIRT1-induced increase in endothelial NO is mediated through lysines 496 and 506 in the calmodulin-binding domain of eNOS. Inhibition of SIRT1 in the endothelium of arteries inhibits endothelium-dependent vasodilation and decreases bioavailable NO. Finally, CR of mice leads to deacetylation of eNOS. Our results demonstrate that SIRT1 plays a fundamental role in regulating endothelial NO and endothelium-dependent vascular tone by deacetylating eNOS. Furthermore, our results provide a possible molecular mechanism connecting the effects of CR on the endothelium and vascular tone to SIRT1-mediated deacetylation of eNOS.

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Authors
Mattagajasingh, I., Kim, C.-S., Naqvi, A., Yamamori, T., Hoffman, T. A., Jung, S.-B., DeRicco, J., Kasuno, K., & Irani, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Irani, Kaikobad
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2007-09-11
Volume
104
Issue
37
Pages
14855-14860
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W1995188356
Cited by
881
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23
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15.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
American Heart Association
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
Keywords
SIRT1, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, endothelium-dependent vasodilation, nitric oxide, caloric restriction, calmodulin-binding domain, vascular tone, endothelial cells, protein deacetylase
MeSH terms
Animals, Aorta, Thoracic, Cells, Cultured, Chlorocebus aethiops, Endothelium, Vascular, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Nitrates, Nitrites, Recombinant Proteins, Transfection, Umbilical Veins, Vasodilation, DNA, Complementary, COS Cells, RNA Interference, Sirtuins, Rats, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, Sirtuin 1

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