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Table 1 Molecular targets and functions of SIRT1 agonists

From: Roles of sirtuin family members in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Species

Agonists

Molecular targets

Outcomes

Rat

Melatonin

NLRP3, IL-1β

Attenuate airway inflammation

Rat

Melatonin

CHOP and caspase-12

Attenuate apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress

HBE cells

Melatonin

ORP150

Regulate endoplasmic reticulum stress reaction and autophagy

Rat

Resveratrol

PGC-1α

Antioxidant stress

Mice and HBE cells

Hydrogen sulfide

TGF-β1, Smad3

Reduce oxidative stress, modulate EMT and reduced airway remodeling

Mice and RAW264.7

Nucleosides

NF-κB/p65

Anti-inflammatory

Rat

Curcumin

LC3-I, LC3-II, Beclin 1, CHOP, and GRP78

Modulate autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress

RAW264.7

Andrographolide

ERK

Inhibit mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress

HBE cells

Sodium hydrosulfide

ORP150

Regulate endoplasmic reticulum stress reaction and autophagy

  1. NLRP3, NLR-family pyrin domain-containing protein 3; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; CHOP, C/EBP homologous protein; ORP150, oxygen-regulated protein 150; HBE, human bronchial epithelial; H2S, hydrogen sulfide; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β1; PGC-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α; LC3, light chain 3; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase