Research Article

Sirt-1 Regulates Physiological Process and Exerts Protective Effects against Oxidative Stress

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Sirt-1 abolished ROS accumulation after oxidative stress. (a, b) ROS accumulation of Sirt-1 was measured by the Reactive Oxygen Species Assay Kit under laser scanning confocal microscopy. The presence of Sirt-1 decreased ROS accumulation under oxidative stress. (c) The effect of Sirt-1 on the ROS level was measured. The results show that Sirt-1 affects the ROS level depending on the presence of its deacetylation activity. . (d) The effects of adding EX527 on Sirt-1 and p53 expression were measured. Oxidative stress induced by H2O2 obviously increased Sirt-1 protein. (e) Transcriptional activity of p53 was measured after H2O2 treatment. , vs. mock group; , vs. mock/EX527 group. (f) The effects of Sirt-1 to p53, p21, Bax, and Bcl-2 expression were measured. p53 and its downstream target gene expressions were measured by RT-qPCR. , vs. mock/EX527 group.
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