Targeting sirtuins for the treatment of diabetes.

Diabetes Manag (Lond)

Sarah W Stedman Nutrition & Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27704, USA ; Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA ; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Published: May 2013

Sirtuins are a class of NAD-dependent deacetylases, such as deacetylases, that have a wide array of biological functions. Recent studies have suggested that reduced sirtuin action is correlated with Type 2 diabetes. Both overnutrition and aging, which are two major risk factors for diabetes, lead to decreased sirtuin function and result in abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism. Therefore, restoring normal levels of sirtuin action in Type 2 diabetes may be a promising method of treating diabetes. This article reviews the biological functions of three of the seven mammalian sirtuins - SIRT1, SIRT3 and SIRT6 - that have demonstrated prominent metabolic roles and early potential for drug targeting. Clinical trials investigating the use of sirtuin activators for treating diabetes are already underway and show promise as alternatives to current diabetes therapies. Thus, further research into sirtuin activators is warranted and may lead to a new class of safe, effective diabetes treatments.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110209PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/dmt.13.6DOI Listing

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